Ernest Gralton|Marilyn A. Sher|Coro Drew Lopez
Information and readability issues for psychiatric patients: e-learning for users
St Andrew's Healthcare|St Andrew's Healthcare|St Andrew's Healthcare
aims method level reading ability required understand written information key mental health issues designed service users examined information taken four reputable internet sources analysed readability relevant literature relation psychiatric patients literacy reviewed potential solutions proposed results considerable proportion available information reading age 14 years organisations appear better others providing information appropriate level reading ability clinical implications written information aimed users psychiatric services may take account likely impaired reading ability even though might identified intellectual disability professionals develop written materials use tools word processing software assist appropriate development materials information technology could future provide information directed users psychiatric services rely heavily written material