Suitability of prostate cancer education materials: applying a standardized assessment tool to currently available materials

Weintraub, Debra S.; Maliski, Sally L.; Fink, Arlène; Choe, Sarah; Litwin, Mark S.

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2003.10.003

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“…Both SAM and SMOG are validated and recommended tools [23][24][25][26]. Initially the 'Clear Communication Index Score' was considered but it was found to not be suitable to evaluate video/audio material.…”

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Examining the online approaches used by hospitals in Sydney, Australia to inform patients about healthcare associated infections and infection prevention strategies

Park

Seale

2017

Infection, Disease & Health

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Examining the online approaches used by hospitals in Sydney, Australia to inform patients about healthcare associated infections and infection prevention strategies

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Seale

2017

Infection, Disease & Health

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“…Several studies had validated the use of the SAM in analysis of patient education materials, including [6][7][8]11]. This tool grades content, literacy demand, graphic illustrations, lists, tables and charts, layout and typography, learning stimulation and motivation, and cultural appropriateness.…”

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Authoring of Patient Education Materials by Medical Students: an Activity Designed to Demonstrate Communication to the Lay Public

Doane

Boyd

2015

Med.Sci.Educ.

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As part of their training, physicians develop excellent patient communication skills. However, with a constellation of responsibilities that impinge on a physician's time, it is not always possible to convey appropriate amounts of information such that patients can use this to enhance their health. Physicians also may not select the educational resources that best fit each patient's needs, based on educational level of the patient. At The Commonwealth Medical College, one strategy we have utilized to demonstrate to students how to deliver an understandable diagnosis, instructions for treatment, or other medical information, was having our first year medical students write pamphlets on a disease covered in one of our small group cases for problem-based learning (PBL). The goal of the pamphlet was to explain a particular disease in layman's terms, and to present information that patients would need in order to deal with a particular disease. Students were asked to write pamphlets during the first basic science course they encountered, the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Life. The problem-based learning case was on Bloom's Syndrome, a genetic disease discussed in this course. Different groups approached the project in different ways, but all had a great deal of creativity in their final product. We include examples of these brochures to demonstrate the effectiveness of this exercise. These brochures were part of the narrative evaluation of our students, as the course was pass/fail. Students were given verbal feedback by their PBL facilitator as well. We present three examples of these pamphlets, and include an evaluation of these pamphlets by the faculty not shared with the students in which we used the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) tool to assess how well the students had met the goal of developing a useful tool for patient education and an on-line readability tool that assesses the readability of the patient education materials by several readability assays.

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“…Weintraub et al avaliaram a adequabilidade dos impressos sobre o câncer de próstata utilizando o SAM. 11 A avaliação de 29 impressos revelou que a maioria, 22 (75,8%), foi considerada "adequada". Entretanto, 26 deles (90%) foram considerados "inadequados" pelo grau de leitura e 55% não puderam ser avaliados quanto à adequação cultural devido a falta sinais sobre o público-alvo.…”

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“…A porcentagem da pontuação (razão entre o a pontuação obtida e pontuação máxima) define o material em adequado (70-100%); parcialmente adequado (40-69%) e inadequado (< 40%). 11 A análise foi feita por dois examinadores individual e independentemente. Havendo divergências no escore, a avaliação era refeita, discutida e a nota final da qualidade do site era concedida após consenso mútuo.…”

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Qualidade, apreensibilidade e adequabilidade das informações em língua portuguesa, sobre o glaucoma na internet.

Agi¹,

Kasahara²

2015

Vis. Pan-Am.

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Métodos: Utilizou-se a palavra chave "GLAUCOMA" em quatro buscadores para a pesquisa na internet. Os 30 primeiros sites que apareceram em cada buscador foram registrados e aqueles que apareceram em pelo menos dois buscadores foram incluídos no estudo. Como ferramentas para a avaliação da qualidade, apreensibilidade e adequabilidade foram utilizados o escore de Sandvik, o índice de Flesch-Kincaid e o Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM), respectivamente. Resultados:A informação disponibilizada nos sites selecionados apresentou qualidade mediana (escore médio de Sandvik 7,7 ± 1,4), apreensibilidade média de 16,0 ± 1,7 anos de escolaridade e foi considerada inadequada para o público-alvo (SAM médio de 21,4 ± 6,4 %). Conclusão:A maioria dos sites na internet sobre glaucoma apresentou qualidade moderada. Para a leitura compreensível da matéria contida nos sites, era necessário que o leitor tivesse pelo menos concluído a terceira série do ensino médio. Todos os sites foram considerados inadequados para a compreensão da informação publicada. Palavras-chave:Glaucoma; informação; internet; Controle de Qualidade; Educação de Pacientes. INTRODUÇÃOO glaucoma compreende um grupo de neuropatias ópticas progressivas que têm em comum a degeneração lentamente progressiva das células ganglionares da retina, resultando em aparência característica do disco óptico e comprometimento concomitante do campo visual. ABSTRACT Purpose:To evaluate the quality, readability and suitability of the information on glaucoma available in Portuguese in the Internet. Study design:Cross-sectional limited survey of internet resources. Methods:We used as keyword "GLAUCOMA" for research on four search engines in the internet. The first 30 sites that appeared on each search engine were recorded and those that appeared at least in two search engines were selected. The Sandvik score, Flesch-Kincaid formula and the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) were used as tools to evaluate quality, readability and suitability, respectively. Results:The information provided on the websites presented moderate quality (mean Sandvik score 7.7 ± 1.4), readability of 16.0 ± 1.7 years of education and were unsuitable (mean SAM score 21.4 ± 6.4 %) for the target audience. Conclusion:Most websites about glaucoma had moderate quality. In order to understand the information, an average of 16 years of formal education was deemed necessary. All websites were unsuitable to the target population.

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Suitability of prostate cancer education materials: applying a standardized assessment tool to currently available materials

Cited by 93 publications

References 11 publications

Examining the online approaches used by hospitals in Sydney, Australia to inform patients about healthcare associated infections and infection prevention strategies

Examining the online approaches used by hospitals in Sydney, Australia to inform patients about healthcare associated infections and infection prevention strategies

Authoring of Patient Education Materials by Medical Students: an Activity Designed to Demonstrate Communication to the Lay Public

Qualidade, apreensibilidade e adequabilidade das informações em língua portuguesa, sobre o glaucoma na internet.

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