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- Title
The Readability of Educational Materials Written for Parents of Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
- Authors
Singh, Judy
- Abstract
Health-care providers are relying increasingly on printed materials to educate patients and their families about various aspects of their health or mental health conditions. For the target audience to be able to read and understand health brochures, they should be written at or about the 8th-grade level and incorporate variables that facilitate comprehension. The purpose of this study was to analyze brochures related to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to determine (a) if they were written at a level appropriate for the target audience, and (b) the extent to which they incorporated variables identified in the research literature as facilitating comprehension. The results showed that the brochures were written at a reading level beyond that of the target audience. Further, although the brochures incorporated a large number of variables which facilitate comprehension, many were not used to the extent necessary to ensure that readers would be able to understand the brochures. These results clearly indicated the need for health care materials to be written in such a way that they can be read and understood by the target audience.
- Subjects
TEACHING aids; READABILITY (Literary style); ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; CHILDREN with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; MENTAL health; COMMUNITY health services; COMMUNICATION in community health services; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Journal of Child & Family Studies, 1995, Vol 4, Issue 2, p207
- ISSN
1062-1024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF02234096