Availability and readability of patient education materials for deprescribing: An environmental scan.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To identify and evaluate content and readability of freely available online deprescribing patient education materials (PEMs).

Methods

Systematic review of PEMs using MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO and The Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews from inception to 25 September 2017 to identify PEMs. Additionally, deprescribing researchers and health professionals were surveyed to identify additional materials. Known repositories of materials were searched followed by a systematic Google search (22-28 January 2018). Materials were evaluated using an approach informed by the Patient Education Material Assessment Tool and the International Patient Decision Aids Standards Inventory. Readability of text-based materials was assessed using the US-based Gunning-Fog Index and Fl

SUBMITTER: Fajardo MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6595308 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature