Do undereducated patients read and understand written education materials? A pilot study in Isparta, Turkey

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-102

  Savas S ^a   Evcik, D ^a  

^a NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Literacy; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Patient education; Reading

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; VERTIGO;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DRUG LABELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; TURKEY;

EID: 0035082491     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740151095385     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Written patient information: A review of the literature
2. The organisation and distribution of patient education materials in family medicine practices
3. The benefits of prescription information leaflets
4. Prescription information leaflets: A pilot study in general practice
5. Evaluating the outcome of two teaching methods of breath actuated inhaler in an inner city asthma clinic
6. Patient communication and effective rheumatology
7. The effects of postoperative preparatory information on the clinical course following third molar extraction
8. Evaluation of information given to rheumatology patients using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
9. A randomised double blind trial of verbal NSAID education compared to verbal and written education
10. The gap between patient reading comprehension and readability of patient education materials
11. Patient reading ability: An overlooked problem in health care
12. Education and incidental Alzheimer's disease: A biased association due to selective attrition and use of a two-step diagnostic procedure?
13. Patient understanding of postsurgical instruction forms
14. Gastrointestinal bleeding: Dyspeptic symptoms, and clinical course in relation to use of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs
15. Patient awareness of the advers effects of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
16. Presentation and reading level of sleep brochures: Are they appropriate for sleep disorders patients?
17. The comprehensibility of asthma education materials
18. Patient literacy and the readibility of written cancer educational materials
19. Statistical Yearbook of Turkey
20. Morbidity and quality of life and moderating effects of level of education in the elderly
21. Who provides patients with drug information?
22. Patient understanding of the causes and medical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
23. Literacy in patients with chronic disease: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and reading level of patient education materials
24. Why literacy matters. Links between reading ability and health
25. Literacy: A problem that managers must handle
26. Simplification of emergency department discharge instructions improves patient comprehension
27. Pregnancy, alcohol use and the effectiveness of written health education materials
28. Improving patient education for patients with low literacy skills