Evaluation of Printed Health Education Materials for Use by Low‐Education Families

Ryan, Lesa; Logsdon, M. Cynthia; McGill, Sarah; Stikes, Reetta; Senior, Barbara; Helinger, Bridget; Small, Beth; Davis, Deborah Winders

doi:10.1111/jnu.12076

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“…In the PEMAT, 17 statements are used to determine understandability, and 7 are used to determine actionability. 8 The understandability statements focus on the content, specifically the clarity, organization, layout, and use of visual aids. The material is scored on its word choice and ability to make the reader familiar with medical terminology and its use of quantitative information.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Evaluating the usefulness of patient education materials on surgical site infection: A systematic assessment

Zellmer

Zimdars

Parker

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American Journal of Infection Control

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommendations, materials were considered easy to read if they were at a maximum sixth grade reading level. 8 The materials were evaluated on the overall organization and length of sections within the material. Sections >50 words were considered long.…”

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Evaluating the usefulness of patient education materials on surgical site infection: A systematic assessment

Zellmer

Zimdars

Parker

et al. 2015

American Journal of Infection Control

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“…Considering that teaching the first aid procedures should occur with the use of educational technologies developed from scientific evidence, this study points out the relevance of developing high-quality educational material with appropriate content to facilitate the understanding of information by the target audience. (6) Such materials are useful resources that may be used to contribute to the training and qualification of teachers. In this sense, the objective of the present study was to develop and validate an educational booklet for preschool and elementary I education teachers on first aid procedures in schools.…”

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Primeiros socorros na escola: construção e validação de cartilha educativa para professores

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Objective: To develop and validate an educational booklet for preschool and elementary I education teachers on first aid procedures in schools. Methods: Methodological study based on the construction of an educational material with subsequent validation by 22 experts and assessment by 22 teachers. Content validation was established based on the Content Validity Index higher than 0.8. Binomial test considering p equal or higher than 0.8 was used for the proportion of agreement among the experts. Results: The educational booklet containing 44 pages addresses first aid procedures that should be performed for 15 health-related problems. All the items were considered relevant and the Level Content Validity Index presented mean value of 0.96. The booklet was approved by the teachers with an agreement index of 1.0. Conclusion: The booklet was developed and validated and may be used by nursing in health care education with teachers regarding first aid procedures in schools. ResumoObjetivo: Construir e validar uma cartilha educativa para professores da educação infantil e ensino fundamental I sobre primeiros socorros na escola. Métodos: Estudo metodológico realizado a partir da construção do material educativo, com posterior validação por 22 juízes e avaliação de 22 professores. A validação de conteúdo foi estabelecida a partir do Level Content Validity Index maior que 0,8. Para proporção de concordância entre os juízes foi o utilizado o teste binomial e considerado p igual ou maior que 0,8. Resultados: A cartilha aborda os primeiros socorros que devem ser realizados em 15 agravos e possui 44 páginas. Todos os itens foram avaliados como pertinentes e o Level Content Validity Index possuiu média de 0,96. A cartilha foi aprovada pelos professores com índice de concordância 1,0. Conclusão: A cartilha foi construída e validada e pode ser utilizada pela enfermagem na educação em saúde com professores sobre primeiros socorros na escola.

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“…Several studies had validated the use of the SAM in analysis of patient education materials, including [6][7][8]11]. This tool grades content, literacy demand, graphic illustrations, lists, tables and charts, layout and typography, learning stimulation and motivation, and cultural appropriateness.…”

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“…Often, patient education materials are not accessible to the lay public because the level of education required to read and comprehend the information is not present in this population [9]. Health literacy is important for patients, since it enables them to make informed decisions regarding their health, including lifestyle factors, diet, exercise, and medication [8,10]. Physicians may utilize patient education materials to deliver this information, believing the material is accessible for these patients.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Authoring of Patient Education Materials by Medical Students: an Activity Designed to Demonstrate Communication to the Lay Public

Doane

Boyd

2015

Med.Sci.Educ.

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As part of their training, physicians develop excellent patient communication skills. However, with a constellation of responsibilities that impinge on a physician's time, it is not always possible to convey appropriate amounts of information such that patients can use this to enhance their health. Physicians also may not select the educational resources that best fit each patient's needs, based on educational level of the patient. At The Commonwealth Medical College, one strategy we have utilized to demonstrate to students how to deliver an understandable diagnosis, instructions for treatment, or other medical information, was having our first year medical students write pamphlets on a disease covered in one of our small group cases for problem-based learning (PBL). The goal of the pamphlet was to explain a particular disease in layman's terms, and to present information that patients would need in order to deal with a particular disease. Students were asked to write pamphlets during the first basic science course they encountered, the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Life. The problem-based learning case was on Bloom's Syndrome, a genetic disease discussed in this course. Different groups approached the project in different ways, but all had a great deal of creativity in their final product. We include examples of these brochures to demonstrate the effectiveness of this exercise. These brochures were part of the narrative evaluation of our students, as the course was pass/fail. Students were given verbal feedback by their PBL facilitator as well. We present three examples of these pamphlets, and include an evaluation of these pamphlets by the faculty not shared with the students in which we used the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) tool to assess how well the students had met the goal of developing a useful tool for patient education and an on-line readability tool that assesses the readability of the patient education materials by several readability assays.

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Evaluation of Printed Health Education Materials for Use by Low‐Education Families

Cited by 65 publications

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Evaluating the usefulness of patient education materials on surgical site infection: A systematic assessment

Evaluating the usefulness of patient education materials on surgical site infection: A systematic assessment

Primeiros socorros na escola: construção e validação de cartilha educativa para professores

Authoring of Patient Education Materials by Medical Students: an Activity Designed to Demonstrate Communication to the Lay Public

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