Evaluating patient choice of typeface style and font size for written health information in an outpatient setting

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 94-98

  Eyles, Paula ^a   Skelly, Jennifer ^a   Schmuck, Mary Lou ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Patient education; Readability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WRITING;

EID: 0042975376     PISSN: 13619004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-9004(03)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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