European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Value of the timing of informing the emergency department patients on cardiac test results: a randomized controlled study.
This study is designed to investigate the role of written information, and the value of its timing, provided to Emergency Department (ED) patients regarding cardiac enzyme tests (CET), on their personal concerns about their health status and their discussions with the emergency physicians as to their normal health status post-test. ⋯ Written information provided to patients undergoing cardiac tests in ED population was found effective on anxiety and persuasion scores.