Evaluation of printed health education materials for use by low-education families

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 218-228

  Ryan, Lesa ^a   Logsdon, M Cynthia ^b   Mcgill, Sarah ^a   Stikes, Reetta ^c   Senior, Barbara ^c   Helinger, Bridget ^c   Small, Beth ^c   Davis, Deborah Winders ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health communication; Health literacy; Patient education; Reading level; Suitability of materials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION STUDY; FAMILY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLICATION; READING; READING LEVEL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SUITABILITY OF MATERIALS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH LITERACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING LEVEL; SUITABILITY OF MATERIALS;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; READING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903554537     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12076     Document Type: Article

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