Publications by authors named "Katarina Westberg"
Objective: To study whether or not giving written information in advance influences patients' willingness to participate in the clinical training of medical students.
Setting: Dermatology surgery at a university hospital.
Methods And Participants: Prior to the visit, patients were randomly allocated either to receive a letter about medical education (the experiment group), or not to receive a letter (the control group).
Objective: To study whether or not the provision of written information in advance might influence patients' inclination to participate in the clinical education of medical students at a urology surgery.
Material And Methods: A total of 169 outpatients referred to the urological surgery were randomly allocated either to receive information in advance or not, together with a notice of appointment that all patients receive by mail approximately 2 weeks prior to their visit. Patients in the experimental group received a written information letter in advance about medical education, whereas the control patients did not receive any written information, according to the standard procedure of the surgery.