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Patient Information on Benign Colorectal Disease: An Assessment of the Value and Effectiveness of Traditional Methods.
Boyle, Connor; Bear, Greg; van Winsen, Marjolein; Nicholson, Gary.
Affiliation
  • Boyle C; The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
  • Bear G; Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, United Kingdom.
  • van Winsen M; Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, United Kingdom.
  • Nicholson G; Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, United Kingdom.
J Patient Exp ; 7(6): 1410-1416, 2020 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33457595
Health literacy is the best predictor of health status, with patient information leaflets (PILs) commonly used to improve information access. However, they can often be inconsistent. Benign colorectal disease can be challenging for patients and ensuring they are accurate and understandable is important. Available PILs in a tertiary unit were assessed. The Flesch reading ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade level scores were used to calculate objective readability. Subjective assessment of readability, understandability, and patient opinion was assessed using a questionnaire. All PILs had objective readability scores at age 14 or older, above recommended advice. Three hundred sixty patient questionnaires were collected. The relationship between subjective readability and understandability was significant (P < .05); the easier a patient was able to read the information the more likely they were to understand it. There was no link between objective and subjective readability-a more difficult calculated reading score didn't correspond to the patient finding it harder to read. Patients preferring paper information were significantly older than patients who preferred online information (P = .01). Patient information leaflets remain valued by patients, and PILs that patients find easier to read are then better understood; however, ease of reading is not related to objective readability scoring and there was no consensus that a shift to online information is merited.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic_studies Aspects: Patient_preference Language: En Journal: J Patient Exp Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Country of publication:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic_studies Aspects: Patient_preference Language: En Journal: J Patient Exp Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Country of publication: