Historique
Périodique
Reading ability in patients in substance misuse treatment centers
(Niveau de lecture des patients dans les centres de soins)
Auteur(s) :
DAVIS, T. ;
JACKSON, R. ;
GEORGE, R. ;
LONG S. ;
TALLEY D. ;
MURPHY, P. ;
MAYEAUX E. ;
TRUONG T.
Année
1993
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0020-773X
Refs biblio. :
20
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
International Journal of the Addictions, 1993, 28, (6), 571-582
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Le niveau de lecture d'adultes hospitalisés dans des centres privés et publics a été testé à l'aide de matériel éducatif. La moyenne des résultats pour le public était significativement plus basse que dans le privé et peu de patients étaient en mesure de comprendre les consignes de traitement. Il paraît donc souhaitable de tester les clients à leur admission et de leur fournir du matériel rédigé en conséquence.
ENGLISH :
Adult inpatients in state-supported (public) and private substance misuse treatment settings were tested for reading ability. Patient education materials and consent forms were assessed for readability levels. Public patients' mean reading levels were significantly lower than those of private patients, and were 4 to 5 years below the level needed to read and understand standard treatment materials. More than half of the public and almost one-third of the private patients tested were reading below a 9th grade level. Standard treatment materials were written on 11th to 12th grade reading levels; admission and consent forms were written on 12th to 18th grade levels. Patients in substance misuse settings should be tested for literacy levels upon admission and provided with materials commensurate with their reading ability. (Authors' abstract)
Le niveau de lecture d'adultes hospitalisés dans des centres privés et publics a été testé à l'aide de matériel éducatif. La moyenne des résultats pour le public était significativement plus basse que dans le privé et peu de patients étaient en mesure de comprendre les consignes de traitement. Il paraît donc souhaitable de tester les clients à leur admission et de leur fournir du matériel rédigé en conséquence.
ENGLISH :
Adult inpatients in state-supported (public) and private substance misuse treatment settings were tested for reading ability. Patient education materials and consent forms were assessed for readability levels. Public patients' mean reading levels were significantly lower than those of private patients, and were 4 to 5 years below the level needed to read and understand standard treatment materials. More than half of the public and almost one-third of the private patients tested were reading below a 9th grade level. Standard treatment materials were written on 11th to 12th grade reading levels; admission and consent forms were written on 12th to 18th grade levels. Patients in substance misuse settings should be tested for literacy levels upon admission and provided with materials commensurate with their reading ability. (Authors' abstract)
Affiliation :
Dept Med., Louisiana State Univ. Med. Ctr Sch. Med. Shreveport, POB 33932, Shreveport, LA
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.