Using Pictographs To Enhance Recall of Spoken Medical Instructions.

Houts, Peter S.; Bachrach, Rebecca; Witmer, Judith T.; Tringali, Carol A.; Bucher, Julia A.; Localio, Russell A.

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ERIC Number: EJ607735

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Publication Date: 1998

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Using Pictographs To Enhance Recall of Spoken Medical Instructions.

Houts, Peter S.; Bachrach, Rebecca; Witmer, Judith T.; Tringali, Carol A.; Bucher, Julia A.; Localio, Russell A.

Patient Education and Counseling, v35 n2 p83-8 Oct 1998

Tests the hypothesis that pictographs can improve recall of spoken medical instructions. Junior college subjects (N=21) listened to two lists of actions, one of which was accompanied by pictographs during both listening and recall while the other was not. Mean correct recall was 85% with pictographs and 14% without, indicating that pictographs can enhance memory of spoken medical instructions. (Author/GCP)

Descriptors: Illiteracy, Instruction, Patient Education, Reading Skills, Recall (Psychology), Verbal Communication, Visual Aids

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Language: English

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