Do Patients Understand Written Health Information?.

Dixon, Elizabeth; Park, Rosemarie

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ERIC Number: EJ417687

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Do Patients Understand Written Health Information?

Dixon, Elizabeth; Park, Rosemarie

Nursing Outlook, v38 n6 p278-81 Nov-Dec 1990

Long sentences, medical terms, and small print make hospital information brochures and consent forms difficult for many patients to understand. Nurses can help patients by simplifying language, highlighting important information, and using lists. (JOW)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Health Materials, Illiteracy, Nurses, Patient Education, Patients, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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