Abstract
It is vital that patients understand the language used in leaflets in medicine packages and in information for participation in medical research. The aim of the study was to determine the proportion of Danes with reading skills corresponding to 9-10 years of schooling who understand the language used by health-care professionals in materials targeted at laypeople.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Too many difficult words in printed communications from the health-care system to laypeople |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 174 |
Udgave nummer | 14 |
Sider (fra-til) | 925-30 |
Antal sider | 6 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 2 apr. 2012 |
Emneord
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Comprehension
- Consumer Health Information
- Denmark
- Female
- Health Communication
- Humans
- Language Tests
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pamphlets
- Patient Education as Topic
- Questionnaires
- Terminology as Topic