Literacy levels required to complete routinely used patient-reported outcome measures in rheumatology

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 460-464

  Adams, Jo ^a   Chapman, Judith ^b   Bradley, Sarah ^c   Ryan, Sarah Jane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FOG index; Literacy; Patient reported outcome measures; Reading levels

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS IMPACT MEASUREMENT SCALE II; ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EURO QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MCMASTER AND TORONTO ARTHRITIS PATIENT PREFERENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID ASSESSMENT OF DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX; READING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOLOGY; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SHORT MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); READING; RHEUMATOLOGY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84874066389     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes296     Document Type: Article

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