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A low-literacy skin care manual for spinal cord injury patients

✍ Scribed by Patricia A. Yasenchak; Mary J. Bridle

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
470 KB
Volume
22
Category
Article
ISSN
0738-3991

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✦ Synopsis

Most patient education materials are written at least two grade levels above the average grade achievement of health care consumers. This paper describes the development of a patient education manual for people with low literacy skills. The manual provides information about pressure ulcer prevention for patients with spinal cord injuries. Educational principles related to literacy skills were applied to produce a manual at the fifth-grade reading level.

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