Assessment of Pictographs Developed Through a Participatory Design Process Using an Online Survey Tool

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Kim, Hyeoneui ^a   Nakamura, Carlos ^b   Zeng Treitler, Qing ^b,c  

^a PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge instructions; Health literacy; Patient communication; Pictograph; Readability

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG THERAPY; E-MAIL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; READING; RECOGNITION; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; READING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62449158008     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1129     Document Type: Article

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