Literacy levels required to complete routinely used patient-reported outcome measures in rheumatology

Jo Adams, Judith Chapman, Sarah Bradley, Sarah-Jane Ryan

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Abstract

To assess the reading levels required to complete patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) commonly used in rheumatology clinical and research settings.Methods. Ten PROs written in English were evaluated. Four reviewers critiqued each measure blindly using two standardized readability indexes and a final readability score for each PRO was agreed.Results. Only six of the PROs met the recommended reading level for health education literature.Conclusion. Many people completing PROs will not be able to understand what they are answering and will be unable to give an accurate perspective on their condition
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)460-464
Number of pages5
JournalRheumatology
Volume52
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2013

Keywords

  • patient-reported outcome measures
  • reading levels
  • literacy
  • FOG Index

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