Objective Considering the status of the Internet as a prominent source of health information,
assessing online health material has become a central issue in patient education. We …

Health literacy refers to one's ability to obtain, process and understand health information
and services to enable sound health decision‐making. This is an area of increasing …

Objective To develop a reliable and valid instrument to assess the understandability and
actionability of print and audiovisual materials. Methods We compiled items from existing …

The Intervention Mapping bible, updated with new theory, trends, and cases Planning
Health Promotion Programs is the" bible" of the field, guiding students and practitioners …

Health literacy is the capacity to understand basic health information and make appropriate
health decisions. Tens of millions of Americans have limited health literacy—a fact that …

Background Many patient education materials (PEMs) available on the internet are written at
high school or college reading levels, rendering them inaccessible to the average US …

Background: Limited literacy has repeatedly been linked to problems comprehending health
information, although the majority of studies to date have focused on reading various print …

Low health literacy negatively affects a woman's health knowledge, preventive behavior,
ability to navigate the health care system, and ability to care for her children. Interventions to …

Patient materials are often written above the reading level of most adults. Tool 11 of the
Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit (“Design Easy-to-Read Material”) provides …

Background Government policy in the UK emphasises providing patients with good health
information to encourage participation in their health care. Patient information leaflets (PILs) …