Using the printed medium to disseminate information about psychiatric disorders: original article

Snyman, Maritha

doi:10.4314/ajpsy.v7i4.30174

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“…The information in the lay version has to be readable for patients. A well-known pitfall is that information is often too difficult for the general public [ 24 , 25 ] and in particular for less literate persons [ 25 ]. Information can be simplified by using less medical and technical terms or by giving an explanation of the terms [ 24 ].…”

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“…Lay versions, as described above, are expected to reach individual patients. However, a study of Snyman suggests that just making a lay version is not enough to achieve this goal because most printed health messages do not transfer information successfully to target audiences [ 25 ]. The use of passive dissemination strategies, such as a leaflet or brochure, has proven to be insufficient to educate patients or change daily routine because such information does not endure in the long term [ 23 ].…”

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“…The overriding principle to make recommendations accessible for patients and to ensure that they are comprehensible and fit the context is that the dissemination strategy suits the target audience. It is stressed by several authors that this can best be achieved by direct involvement of the target audience: patients and their organisations [ 22 – 25 , 36 ]. How patients and their organisations can be involved is described below.…”

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Strategies for disseminating recommendations or guidelines to patients: a systematic review

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BackgroundThe aim of this systematic literature review was to assess what dissemination strategies are feasible to inform and educate patients about recommendations (also known as guidelines).MethodsThe search was performed in February 2016 in PubMed, Ebsco/PsycINFO, Ebsco/CINAHL and Embase. Studies evaluating dissemination strategies, involving patients and/or reaching patients, were included. A hand search and a search in the grey literature, also done in February 2016, were added. Searches were not restricted by language or publication type.Publications that referred to (1) guideline(s) or recommendation(s), (2) dissemination, (3) dissemination with patients/patient organisations and (4) dissemination to patients/patient organisations were included in this article. Criteria 1 AND 2 were mandatory together with criteria 3 OR 4.ResultsThe initial search revealed 3753 unique publications. Forty-seven articles met the inclusion criteria and were selected for detailed review. The hand search and grey literature resulted in four relevant articles. After reading the full text of the 47 articles, 21 were relevant for answering our research question. Most publications had low levels of evidence, 3 or 4 of the Oxford levels of evidence. One article had a level of evidence of 2(b).This article gives an overview of tools and strategies to disseminate recommendations to patients. Key factors of success were a dissemination plan, written at the start of the recommendation development process, involvement of patients in this development process and the use of a combination of traditional and innovative dissemination tools. The lack of strong evidence calls for more research of the effectiveness of different dissemination strategies as well as the barriers for implementing a strategic approach of dissemination.ConclusionOur findings provide the first systematic overview of tools and strategies to disseminate recommendations to patients and patient organisations. Participation of patients in the whole process is one of the most important findings. These findings are relevant to develop, implement and evaluate more (effective) dissemination strategies which can improve health care.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13012-016-0447-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…25 Previous studies of psychoeducational materials designed for psychiatric patients have shown that high levels of reading ability are required in order to comprehend these and this is even more of an issue in linguistically diverse populations where English may not be the patient's first language. 26 The consent forms for psychiatric patients partaking in research have also shown to have a significantly higher readability level than the reading ability of participants. 27 Patient information leaflets are promoted to psychiatrists to help communicate information to patients about psychotropic medication, although it is recognised that modified leaflets may need to be used for patients who are recognised as having lower levels of understanding.…”

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Information and readability issues for psychiatric patients: e-learning for users

2010

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Aims and methodThe level of reading ability required to understand written information about key mental health issues designed for service users is examined. Information was taken from four reputable internet sources and analysed for readability. The relevant literature in relation to psychiatric patients and literacy is reviewed and potential solutions are proposed.ResultsA considerable proportion of the available information has a reading age at or above 14 years. Some organisations appear better than others in providing information at a more appropriate level of reading ability.Clinical implicationsWritten information aimed at users of psychiatric services may not take into account that they are more likely to have impaired reading ability, even though they might not have an identified intellectual disability. Professionals who develop written materials can use tools in word processing software to assist with the appropriate development of these materials. Information technology could in the future provide information directed at users of psychiatric services that does not rely so heavily on written material.

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“…Todavia, ler e escrever são atividades fundamentais para a vida na sociedade contemporânea. Vale lembrar que o texto é um meio muito popular de disseminar a informação e de educar (Snyman, 2004).…”

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Compreensão de texto e desempenho acadêmico em estudantes de psicologia

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Witter

2008

Estud. psicol. (Campinas)

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Objetivou-se estudar a compreensão de leitura e a sua correlação com disciplina específica e geral. Participaram 18 universitárias de Psicologia de escola privada, 5º período. Um teste de Cloze convencional (total possível de acertos=40) foi aplicado no início do período letivo, e outro, no final. Colheram-se também avaliações da disciplina Leitura e Escrita e de uma prova diagnóstica. No pré-teste, a compreensão variou de 13 a 23 acertos, no pós-teste variou de 12 a 22. Em Leitura e Escrita a variação foi de 6 a 9,5. Na diagnóstica, as notas foram de 5,5 a 9. Verificou-se correlação significativa (p=0,05 adotado para o trabalho todo) entre compreensão de texto pré e pós (r o=0,51); entre avaliação acadêmica na disciplina específica e na diagnóstica (r=0,32) não houve significância. Entre avaliação diagnóstica e pré-teste a correlação foi de 0,42, e o pós-teste foi 0,38. No todo, o teste T resultou em T=58 (n=17), sendo Tc=35. Conclui-se que Ho não foi rejeitada, pois não houve diferença entre as duas medidas. É possível também concluir que não houve melhoria em leitura e o nível em leitura não foi satisfatório.

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Using the printed medium to disseminate information about psychiatric disorders: original article

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Strategies for disseminating recommendations or guidelines to patients: a systematic review

Strategies for disseminating recommendations or guidelines to patients: a systematic review

Information and readability issues for psychiatric patients: e-learning for users

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