Readability of commercial and generic contraceptive instructions
| Autor: | Michaela R. Shafer, Janice M. Swanson, Eva J. Holstine, Katherine A. Forrest, Carol Ledbetter, Susan Hall |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
education.field_of_study
medicine.medical_specialty Package insert business.industry Population Readability law.invention Condom Patient Education as Topic Reading law Family planning Evaluation Studies as Topic Health care Medicine Humans Medical physics Pamphlets Contraceptive Devices business education Developed country Functional illiteracy General Nursing Drug Labeling |
| Zdroj: | Image--the journal of nursing scholarship. 22(2) |
| ISSN: | 0743-5150 |
| Popis: | The readability of contraceptive package inserts appears to be a critical factors in ensuring proper use of the method. The patient package inserts prepared by commercial manufacturing generally require a reading level above 8th grade to be adequately comprehended which places functionally illiterate and poorly educated acceptors at high risk of noncompliance. To remedy this situation family planning service providers in many areas have developed their own generic instructions geared to the populations they serve. In this study readability levels were analyzed for 26 sets of patient package inserts included with commercially distributed contraceptives and 24 sets of generic instructions prepared by health care agencies in Northern California. 6 standardized readability formulas were applied to data on 4 types of contraceptives: jellies foams creams and vaginal sponge; diaphragms; oral contraceptives (OCs); and condoms. The mean readability of the 4 groups of contraceptive patient package inserts was grade 10.21 while that for the generic inserts was grade 8.17. There was a significant difference between the readability scores of commercially and locally prepared inserts for 3 (diaphragm OCs and condoms) of the 4 product categories studied. The lowest readability score (grade 5.5) was found in a generic leaflet accompanying OC while the highest score (grade 13.6) was obtained for a condom package insert. These findings indicate that the commercial patient package inserts whose mean readability score is always beyond the 10th grade level may be too difficult to comprehend for most individuals at risk of unwanted pregnancies. Continued development of generic inserts is urged as is research on the use of pictures posters audio and videotapes anatomical models and computer-assisted instruction for those with low literacy skills. |
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