Dolk, S., Knapp, P., Pander Maat, H., Lentz, L., & Raynor, T. (2011). Headline section in patient information leaflets: Does it improve reading performance and perception? Information Design Journal, 19(1), 46-57.

Dolk, S.; Knapp, P.; Pander Maat, H.; Lentz, L.; Raynor, T.

2011

Dolk, S., Knapp, P., Pander Maat, H., Lentz, L., & Raynor, T. (2011). Headline section in patient information leaflets: Does it improve reading performance and perception? Information Design Journal, 19(1), 46-57.

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has suggested including a ‘headline section’ in patient information leaflets, which gives an overview of the key information related to the safe and effective use of the medicine. What is the value of such a headline section on the perception and effectiveness of the leaflet? A user test with eighty participants did not reveal differences in how well participants could find and understand the information in the leaflets. However, when asked for their general impressions of the headline section, most participants evaluated it positively.

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