Stephanie W. Edmonds|Samantha L. Solimeo|Vu Nguyen|Nicole C. Wright|Douglas Roblin|Kenneth G. Saag|Peter Cram
Understanding Preferences for Osteoporosis Information to Develop an Osteoporosis Patient Education Brochure
Iowa City VA Health Care System|University of Iowa|University of Iowa|University of Iowa|University of Alabama at Birmingham|Georgia State University|Kaiser Permanente|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University Health Network|University of Toronto|Mount Sinai Hospital
patient education materials provide important information related osteoporosis prevention treatment however available osteoporosis education materials fail follow bestpractice guidelines patient educationto develop educational brochure bone health adults aged 50 years older using mixedmethod semistructured interviewsthis project consisted 3 phases phase 1 developed written content included information osteoporosis additionally designed 2 graphicrich brochures brochure photographs brochure b illustrations phase 2 interviewers presented textonly document brochure designs 53 participants academic medical center midwest outpatient clinic southeastern region us interviewers used open closedended questions elicit opinions regarding brochures phase 3 using feedback phase 2 revised brochure presented 11 participants third site southeastern usparticipants comprehension brochure text acceptability brochure designwe enrolled 64 participants women white collegeeducated average age 661 years participants able restate basic content brochure preferred brochure use photographsusing feedback older adults developed refined brochure communicating bone health information older adults risk osteoporosis fragility fractures methods outlined article may serve guide others developing health educational brochures chronic medical conditions