Lorraine S. Wallace|Amy J. Keenum|Steven E. Roskos|Kelly S. McDaniel
Development and Validation of a Low-Literacy Opioid Contract
University of Tennessee at Knoxville|University of Tennessee at Knoxville|University of Tennessee at Knoxville|University of Tennessee at Knoxville
opioid contracts opcs often used outline criteria circumstances opioid medications prescribed purpose study develop validate englishlanguage lowliteracy opc specifically lowliteracy opc designed outline proper administration prescribed medications well highlight patient responsibilities expectations 4step process used develop validate lowliteracy opc including 1 content identification 2 attention lowliteracy guidelines 3 evaluation based suitability assessment materials sam criteria 4 pilot testing patients n 18 assess comprehension final opc content presented largely bulleted format based current literature consensus first 3 authors 4part opc formatted 8 11 inch paper using 16 24point size arialstyle font 6page opc written 7th reading grade level included 12 recognizable cliparttype illustrations supplement written text two reviewers scored opc superior range based total sam percentage scores nineteen n 19 26 statements comprehended patients completing pilot testing overall lowliteracy opc comprehensive valid readable formatted according established lowliteracy guidelines perspective study describes development validation lowliteracy englishlanguage opc opc formatted using lowliteracy guidelines validated sample patients confirm understanding content accordingly lowliteracy opc suitable use routine clinical practice