Does the library have resources to help me determine readability of patient education information for patients at different reading levels?
Answer
There are a number of helpful resources you can look at:
§ CDC Health Literacy – Develop and Test Materials
§ Dynamic search of health literacy articles in PubMed: http://phpartners.org/hp/health_comm.html
§ HHS university plain language course: http://lms.learning.hhs.gov/CourseCatalog/index.cfm
§ Plain language Web site: www.plainlanguage.gov
§ National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care:
www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=15
Articles:
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Assessing the Readability of Medical Documents: A Ranking Approach. Zheng J, Yu H. JMIR Med Inform. 2018 Mar 23;6(1):e17. doi: 10.2196/medinform.8611. PMID: 29572199 Free PMC article. |
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Patient education and health literacy. Wittink H, Oosterhaven J. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2018 Dec;38:120-127. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2018.06.004. Epub 2018 Jun 27. PMID: 30017902 |