Evaluating understandability and actionability of online education materials for home-care patients with COVID-19 in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In Japan, educational materials on the home care of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were developed owing to limited access to medical care during the pandemic. This study quantitatively evaluated the understandability, actionability, natural flow, and readability of 87 materials published by local governments in Japan for patients with COVID-19. Their understandability and actionability were rated using the Japanese version of the Patient Education Material Evaluation Tool for Printed Materials (PEMAT-P). Natural flow and readability were rated using Global Quality Score (GQS) and jReadability, respectively.

Results

Of the 87 materials, 55 (62.1%) were understandable and 33 (37.9%) were actionable according to the PEMAT-P. Regarding understandability, the mater

SUBMITTER: Furukawa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10601193 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature