| Autor: |
Taub, Harvey A., Baker, Marilyn T., Kline, Gary E., Sturr, Joseph F. |
| Zdroj: |
Experimental Aging Research; Dec1987, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p173-178, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
Comprehension of typewritten informed consent information was evaluated for young-old (60–69 years) through old-old (80–89 years) volunteers as a function of years of education (< 12, 12, and > 12), readability of information (low [college level] vs high [7th grade]), and typeface used in the preparation of the materials (Prestige Elite 72, Letter Gothic, and Orator). All volunteers (N = 235) read a typewritten information sheet and retained it for review while answering eight multiple choice questions. Immediate feedback was provided, and a second test was administered if any answers were incorrect. The findings indicated that comprehension varied directly with education and inversely with age. Typeface and age interacted due to age-related differences with the two smaller (Prestige Elite and Letter Gothic), but not with the largest of the typefaces (Orator). These findings suggest that the observed age-related differences may have been due to visual and not cognitive deficits. Readability did not affect performance either by itself or in combination with any other variable. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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