Using the Readability Assessment Instrument to Evaluate Patient Medication Leaflets
| Autor: | Mary Ann F. Kirkpatrick, Cherri P. Mohler |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Multimedia business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Assessment instrument Pharmacology (nursing) computer.software_genre Legibility Adjunct Readability Comprehension Typography Medication information Drug Guides Reading (process) Medicine lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Pharmacology (medical) Medical physics business computer media_common |
| Zdroj: | Drug Information Journal. 33:557-563 |
| ISSN: | 2164-9200 0092-8615 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/009286159903300225 |
| Popis: | Seven phenytoin information leaflets were evaluated for their readability using the Singh Readability Assessment Instrument (RAIN). These evaluations were performed to ascertain if the variable criteria of the RAIN, developed to assess the readability of patient information brochures, were appropriate for evaluating the readability of medication information leaflets. Leaflets were scored in terms of eight variables identified by reading researchers as facilitating comprehension: global coherence, local coherence, unity, audience appropriateness, adjunct questions, writing style, illustrations, and typography. A scoring criterion of 80% adherence on most variables was considered acceptable. The American Association of Retired Persons leaflet was found to be acceptable. Five of the leaflets failed to meet RAIN criteria for audience appropriateness, adjunct questions, illustrations, and typography. Results support the RAIN as a useful tool for evaluating and optimizing the readability of medication information leaflets. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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