To analyse quantitatively the quality and readability of leaflets using back pain as an example
Item
- Title
- To analyse quantitatively the quality and readability of leaflets using back pain as an example
- Author(s)
- Watson Alex
- Abstract
- In this study, the object was to produce a set of criteria to which leaflets would be written, using back pain as an example.A set of 20 leaflets were acquired and then examined by two criteria; Readability and Quality.The readability was conducted by word processing the text of leaflets into a PC then using Microsoft Word’s grammar checker that uses the Flesch readability test to analysis the text.The quality was examined using the Discern instrument developed by the Centre for Health Information Quality (CHiQ).The results gave a very limited perspective of leaflets in general. However, it seems that most leaflets have been and still are being written to poor standards of quality and readability.The researchers and assessors within this study are all health care professionals and therefore cannot give a balanced enough perspective to produce leaflets for the use by the health consumers in general.Therefore, in the future a set of criteria for specific conditions should be produced through the co-operation of many groups: Specialist health carers, Self- help organisations, Patients for an insiders view, Laypersons. There are guidelines in the writing process of leaflets, which can make the readability and comprehension far easier.In addition, the possibility for having a watchdog accreditation system for leaflets in the future should be considered.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2000
- Date Submitted
- 31.7.2000 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 12209
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Terminology,Readability,Medical Terminology,Medical Language,Health Promotion,Health Information,Back Pain
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Watson Alex, “To analyse quantitatively the quality and readability of leaflets using back pain as an example”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 2, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1455