obtaining informed consents is one of the most fundamental principles in conducting a clinical trial. in order for the consent to be informed, the patient must receive and comprehend the information appropriately. complexity of the consent form is a common problem that has been shown to be a major barrier to comprehension for many patients. the objective of this study was to assess the readabil...

BACKGROUND Patients increasingly use the internet to access health information. Inadequate health literacy is common and frequently limits patient comprehension of healthcare literature. We aimed to assess the readability of online consumer-orientated Parkinson's disease (PD) information using two validated measures. METHOD We identified the 100 highest ranked consumer-orientated PD webpages ...

OBJECTIVE The article describes the steps in producing and validating an educational booklet for childbirth companions. METHOD Methodological study conducted in 2011 consisting of the following steps: situational assessment; establishing brochure content; content selection and referencing; drafting the text; design of illustrations; layout; consultation of specialists; consultation of target ...

Results retrieved by Google on fifteen search queries formulated by middle school children were examined for readability based on Google Reading Level filter (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced). Three hundred retrieved results (links, snippets, and corresponding Web page texts) were analyzed for readability. Google’s assigned reading levels were aggregated at the query level and across the queries ...

Readability is a systematic measure of ease, with which written information can be read and understood. It affect the reader’s ability to access, comprehend, utilize health information. This study assessed readability online COVID-19 readily available public engage with. At time when organisations institutions were rapidly providing advice reacting developing pandemic, it was hypothesised that ...

BACKGROUND In the era of new information and communication technologies, the Internet is being increasingly accessed for health-related information. Indeed, recently published patient surveys of people with autoimmune disorders confirmed that the Internet was reported as one of the most important health information sources. Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia launched in 2001, is generally on...

Objective: The objective of this study was to contribute towards further understanding of the preoperative educational requirement of patients by developing and evaluating suitable evidence based patient education booklet in lumbar discectomy. Summary of background data: The primary surgical intervention for lumbar radiculopathy is lumbar discectomy but its result remains variable. Patient educ...

Aim: The study aimed to analyze the quality, adequacy and readability of websites created for patients with shoulder complaints associated biceps tendon disorders. Methods: terms 'shoulder injury', 'biceps tendinitis' rupture' were searched in most used search engines United States (Google, Yahoo, Bing). One hundred forty seven designed inform included study. popularity, reliability meausured. ...

Abstract Currently, patients use the Internet for health information relating to surgery. The aim of this study is assess readability and quality online acromioclavicular joint reconstruction. We hypothesise that will be poor too difficult read average patient. top 50 results from Google, Bing, Yahoo (MeSH “acromioclavicular reconstruction”, “ac reconstruction”) were used analysis. Readability ...