Evaluation of the readability, validity, and user-friendliness of written web-based patient education materials for aphasia
| Autor: | Suzanne Nader Abou-Diab, Samuel R. Atcherson, Dana C. Moser |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Linguistics and Language
Language and Linguistics 030507 speech-language pathology & audiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Aphasia Web page Health care Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Medical education business.industry LPN and LVN Readability Comprehension Neurology Otorhinolaryngology Written language The Internet Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Patient education |
| Zdroj: | Aphasiology. 33:187-199 |
| ISSN: | 1464-5041 0268-7038 |
| Popis: | Background: Despite the importance of written healthcare information in improving an individual’s health status, patients may not be able to sufficiently utilize available resources because of a disparity between the accessibility of online written materials and patients’ ability to process that information. For individuals with impairments in written language comprehension, such as persons with aphasia, this disparity may be magnified. It is crucial that written health resources be cognitively accessible, accurate, and understandable for persons with aphasia.Aims: The aims of this study were to: (1) objectively measure the accessibility of current written educational materials for persons with aphasia and (2) examine the relationship between levels of readability, validity, and user-friendliness of materials accessed.Methods & Procedures: Aphasia-related webpages likely to be accessed during an Internet search were retrieved and analysed. These webpages were determined by selecting the first 10 s... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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