Readability of out-patient letters copied to patients: can patients understand what is written about them?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 324-327

  Todhunter, S L ^a   Clamp, P J ^b   Gillett, S ^c   Pothier, D D ^d  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Comprehension; Consumer health information; Correspondence as a Topic; Key wordsEducational Status; Letters as a topic; Otolaryngology; Outpatients; Patient Education as a topic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; READING;

EID: 77949657690     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109991770     Document Type: Article

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