Thanks to those who responded to my queries last week. I think some correspondents posted replies about BP measurement to the whole list (thanks everyone), but I've had a couple of additional interesting replies about websites for explaining risk to patients. Thanks to Paul Kamill and Brendan Delaney, and merci to Dominique Broclain for the following information (from which I've given edited highlights after trying your recommendations myself):
Useful, high quality information on risk communication can be found at the Ottawa Health Decision Center (OHDeC):
http://www.lri.ca/programs/ceu/ohdec/default.htm
and in the new journal edited by Angela Coulter 'Health Expectations' - for contents see:
http://www.blackwell-science.com/~cgilib/jnlpage.bin?Journal=HEX&File=HEX&Page=contents
and at the Society for Medical Decision Making
http://www.gwu.edu/~smdm/
Try also
http://www.hbroussais.fr/Scientific/fram.eng.html
or
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Health/CPRC/obesity.html
or
http://www.seattletimes.com/news/health-science/html98/body_012799.html
And Paul says he couldn't get onto this one but it seems potentially promising
http://www.adis.com/files/diseasemanagement/DMHO_7049.html
(I couldn't get on it either...)
Happy surfing - hope it's provided something worth bookmarking!
Trish
Dr Trish Greenhalgh
Senior lecturer in primary health care
Unit for Evidence-Based Practice and Policy
Joint Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences
Royal Free and University College London Schools of Medicine
Whittington Hospital
London N19 5NF
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