Patient literacy and the readability of smoking education literature.

作者: C D Meade , J C Byrd

DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.79.2.204

关键词: Achievement testFamily medicineReadabilityGrade levelLiteracy skillLiteracyMedicineMathematics educationPrimary care clinicReading (process)Reading skills

摘要: This study was designed to determine if primary care clinic patients read at a level congruent the reading grade of available smoking literature. Reading estimates education literature (N = 49) ranged from 3 college (median 9.5). skills 258 were estimated by reported years schooling 10), and scores on Wide-Range Achievement Test 6). A serious disparity existed between literacy in our sample.

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