Readability of patient education materials in ophthalmology: a single-institution study and systematic review
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Readability of patient education materials in ophthalmology: a single-institution study and systematic review
BACKGROUND Patient education materials should be written at a level that is understandable for patients with low health literacy. The aims of this study are (1) to review the literature on readability of ophthalmic patient education materials and (2) to evaluate and revise our institution's patient education materials about glaucoma using evidence-based guidelines on writing for patients with l...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/s12886-016-0315-0