Bjorn, E., Rossel, P., & Holm, S. (1999). Can the written information to research subjects be improved? an empirical study. Journal of Medical Ethics, 25(3), 263-267.

Bjorn, E.;Rossel, P.;Holm, S.

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Bjorn, E., Rossel, P., & Holm, S. (1999). Can the written information to research subjects be improved? an empirical study. Journal of Medical Ethics, 25(3), 263-267.

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Objectives: To study whether linguistic analysis and changes in information leaflets can improve readability and understanding. Design: Randomised, controlled study. Two information leaflets concerned with trials of drugs for conditions/diseases which are commonly known were modified, and the original was tested against the revised version. Setting: Denmark. Participants: 235 persons in the relevant age groups. Main measures: Readability and understanding of contents. Results: Both readability and understanding of contents was improved: readability with regard to both information leaflets and understanding with regard to one of the leaflets. Conclusion: The results show that both readability and understanding can be improved by increased attention to the linguistic features of the information.

Both readability and understanding of contents was improved. The results show that the perception of the readability and comprehensibility of a standard information leaflet can be improved by professional linguistic revision of the leaflet.

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