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The quality and suitability of written educational materials for patients*

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2007
Aim.  In this study, the quality and suitability of written educational materials being used for the education of patients in surgical departments of hospitals were studied.Background.  In the literature, it is stated that most of the educational materials for patients are not suitable from the aspects of contents, structure, design, composition and ...
Korkmaz, Fatma Demir, Özşaker, Esma, İlçe, Arzu   +2 more
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The readability of patient education materials designed for patients with psoriasis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1994
terials from two textbooks12,13 and brochures from the Arthritis Foundation 14·16 on topics related to psoriasis or psoriasis treatment were included. Familiar materials were analyzed for comparison. These included recent health-related articles from Time'? and Newsweek, a New York Times article on skin problerns.!?
S R, Feldman, J, Vanarthos, A B, Fleischer   +2 more
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Readability of Patient Educational Materials in Pediatric Orthopaedics

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2021
Background: Parents are increasingly turning to the internet to seek pediatric health information. Numerous organizations advise that patient educational materials (PEMs) should not surpass the sixth-grade reading level.
Tiarnán Ó Doinn, James M. Broderick, Muthana M. Abdelhalim, John F. Quinlan   +3 more
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Developing Printed Materials for Patient Education

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 1989
While most nurses recognize the educational needs of their patients, time has become a major deterrent to optimal teaching. This is especially true in critical care, where patients are being transferred earlier or directly discharged. Written information which is available to the patient at home can help to bridge this gap.
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Analysis of Online Patient Education Materials on Rhinoplasty

Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine, 2022
Objective: Are education materials available online appropriate for patients seeking information before rhinoplasty? Study Design: Google.com and YouTube.com
Manish J, Patel, Brandon R, Perez, Amy Q, Zhu, Robert T, Cristel   +3 more
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Readability of Educational Materials for Endodontic Patients

Journal of Endodontics, 2010
Vocabulary and writing style have been shown to affect the readability of patient-education materials. Readability is generally defined as the ease of understanding or comprehension because of the style of writing. Microsoft Word software (Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, WA) can quantify and report readability statistics, providing both the Flesch ...
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Literacy levels of ophthalmic patient education materials

Survey of Ophthalmology, 1997
Health care providers have become increasingly aware of poor patient understanding of their illnesses and their treatments. A major, increasingly recognized factor in poor understanding and compliance is the low literacy skills of 90 million Americans.
H, Ebrahimzadeh, R, Davalos, P P, Lee
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Chinese Nutrition Educational Materials for Renal Patients

Journal of Renal Nutrition, 2007
Nutrition resources in Chinese have been developed for the patients in St. Paul's Hospital's Renal Program. The goal was to support this patient subgroup to understand and practice the complicated diet guidelines within their own language and cultural contexts.
Jiak Chin, Koh, Winphia, Koo
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Writing Patient Education Materials

1984
In an age of increasing public awareness about health-related issues, the concept of patient education is increasingly important. Patients expect and demand better information from health care providers, as well as from various media. Through patient education, the medical profession has an opportunity to improve provider-patient relationships and to ...
Don W. Bradley, Bruce F. Currie
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A strategy for designing effective patient education materials

Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1989
Health care professionals have long voiced a concern about the mismatch between patients' reading skills and the readability of printed educational materials. The gap between patients' reading levels and the readability of diet education materials has not been closed in the past 20 years. This article details a strategy for developing effective printed
B J, McCabe, J W, Tysinger, M, Kreger, A C, Currwin   +3 more
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