Yu Jeong Kim|Ga Eon Lee
Evaluation of Readability of Health Leaflets and Health Literacy of Elderly Inpatients in a Medical Cente
Dong-A University|Dong-A University Hospital|Dong-A University|Dong-A University Hospital
purposethe purpose study evaluate readability health information leaflets ct consent form hospital guidelines health literacy elderly inpatientsmethods participants 138 elderly korean inpatients aged 60 years admitted advanced general hospitalreadability assessed participants check leaflets difficulty reading classifying checked vocabulary korean vocabulary level bookhealth literacy measured five open questions comprehension leafletsresults readability informed consent form difficult hospital guidelines specialized medical vocabularythe mean score health literacy 19 5point scalethere statistically significant differences readability health literacy education religionthe scores readability health leaflets health literacy negatively correlated implying easier read vocabulary leaflets higher comprehension materialthe factor highly influenced health literacy elderly inpatients readabilityconclusion health leaflets medical centers written easy reading using simpler vocabulary elderly inpatients improve health literacy