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NCSALL Reports #14 January 2000 19 Elson, P.R. (1993). Literacy and health [letter]. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 149(10), 1379, 1382. Estrada, C., Barnes, V., Collins, C., & Byrd, J.C. (1999). Health literacy and numeracy [letter]. JAMA, 282(6), 5...
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NCSALL Reports #14 January 2000 19 Elson, P.R. (1993). Literacy and health [letter]. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 149(10), 1379, 1382. Estrada, C., Barnes, V., Collins, C., & Byrd, J.C. (1999). Health literacy and numeracy [letter]. JAMA, 282(6), 527. Freimuth, V.S., & Mettger, W. (1990). Is there a hard-to-reach audience? Public Health Reports,105(3), 232-238. Discusses the label “hard to reach,” the
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NCSALL Reports #14 January 2000 19 Elson, P.R. (1993). Literacy <span class="highlight">and</span> health [letter]. Canadian <span class="highlight">Medical</span> Association <span class="highlight">Journal</span>, 149(10), 1379, 1382. Estrada, C., Barnes, V., Collins, C., & Byrd, J.C. (1999). Health literacy <span class="highlight">and</span> numeracy [letter]. JAMA, 282(6), 527. Freimuth, V.S., & Mettger, W. (1990). Is there a hard-to-reach audience? Public Health Reports,105(3), 232-238. Discusses the label “hard to reach,” the
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<span class="highlight">research</span> consent forms. Hammerschmidt, D.E., & Keane, M.A. (1992). Institutional Review Board (IRB) lacks impact on the readability <span class="highlight">of</span> consent forms for <span class="highlight">research</span>. The American <span class="highlight">Journal</span> <span class="highlight">of</span> the <span class="highlight">Medical</span> Sciences, 304(6), 348-351. Analyzes 65 new applications to the IRB <span class="highlight">and</span> their consent documents through computer applied Flesch/Fry scoring to determine readability levels. The mean grade <span class="highlight">of</span> readability <span class="highlight">of</span> the forms was 15, implying that they could be comprehended by only 1% <span class="highlight">of</span> the U.S. population
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Medicine, 11(1), 111-113. Examines 15 different leaflets given to elderly patients in the diabetes unit <span class="highlight">of</span> a British teaching hospital. The Fog was used to determine readability <span class="highlight">and</span> the size <span class="highlight">and</span> style <span class="highlight">of</span> the print were also examined. 10% <span class="highlight">of</span> the leaflets were as difficult to read as the British <span class="highlight">Medical</span> <span class="highlight">Journal</span> <span class="highlight">and</span> 73% failed to meet the print guidelines suggested by the Royal National Institute for the Blind. Primas, P., Lefor, N., Johnson, J., Helms, S.M., Coats, L., & Coe, M.K. (1992). Prenatal
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NCSALL Reports #14 January 2000 43 Hanson-Divers, E.C. (1997). Developing a <span class="highlight">medical</span> achievement reading test to evaluate patient literacy skills: A preliminary study. <span class="highlight">Journal</span> <span class="highlight">of</span> Health Care for the Poor & Underserved, 8(1), 56-69. Describes the development <span class="highlight">and</span> testing <span class="highlight">of</span> the <span class="highlight">medical</span> terminology achievement reading test (MART). MART was administered to 405 participants from five populations, along with the Wide Range
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