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

作者：Adams Jo^*; Chapman Judith; Bradley Sarah; Ryan Sarah Jane

来源：Rheumatology, 2013, 52(3): 460-464.

DOI：10.1093/rheumatology/kes296

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

Objective. To assess the reading levels required to complete patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) commonly used in rheumatology clinical and research settings. %26lt;br%26gt;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. %26lt;br%26gt;Results. Only six of the PROs met the recommended reading level for health education literature. %26lt;br%26gt;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.

• 出版日期2013-3