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A Systematic Review of Readability and Comprehension Instruments Used for Print and Web-Based Cancer Information

Friedman, Daniela B., Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie·2006·Health Education & Behavior
DOI 10.1177/1090198105277329
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Adequate functional literacy skills positively influence individuals' ability to take control of their health. Print and Web-basedcancer informationis oftenwritten at difficult readinglevels. This systematic review evaluates readability instruments (FRE, F-K, Fog, SMOG, Fry) used to assess print and Web-based cancer information and word recognition and comprehension tests (Cloze, REALM, TOFHLA, WRAT) that measure people's health literacy. Articles on readability and comprehension instruments explicitly used for cancer information were assembled by searching MEDLINE and Psyc INFO from 1993 to 2003. In all, 23 studies were included; 16 on readability, 6 on comprehension, and 1 on readability and comprehension. Of the readability investigations, 14 focused on print materials, and 2 assessed Internet information. Comprehension and word recognition measures were not applied to Web-based information. None of the formulas were designed to determine the effects ofvisuals ordesignfactorsthat couldinfluencereadabilityandcomprehensionofcancereducationinformation.

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Authors
Friedman, D. B., & Hoffman-Goetz, L.
Venue
Health Education & Behavior
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2006-06
Volume
33
Issue
3
Pages
352-373
ISSN
  • 1090-1981 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-6127
DOI
10.1177/1090198105277329
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517
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journal article
Language
en
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