Hardie N R, Gagnon J P, Eckel F M
Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1979 Oct;13(10):588-95. doi: 10.1177/106002807901301006.
This project presents the results of a study designed to evaluate the usefulness of graphic labels in assisting functionally illiterate patients to understand how and when to take medication. The project's results indicate that comprehension of symbolic directions did not increase as rapidly as comprehension of typed directions. Symbolic directions did, however, reduce the variation in interpretation of directions among patients with 0-4 grade education. Neither age, nor sex, nor the order of label presentation affected level of comprehension of typed or symbolic prescription labels. The results of this study indicate that use of symbols may not be the sole answer to the problem of assisting patients with inadequate reading abilities. Symbolic prescription directions should be evaluated before their use. Then, when used, they should be accompanied by oral reinforcement.
本项目展示了一项研究的结果，该研究旨在评估图形标签在帮助功能性文盲患者理解如何及何时服药方面的有用性。该项目结果表明，对符号说明的理解提升速度不如对打印说明的理解快。然而，符号说明确实减少了教育程度在0至4级的患者对说明理解的差异。年龄、性别以及标签呈现顺序均未影响对打印或符号处方标签的理解程度。本研究结果表明，使用符号可能并非解决帮助阅读能力不足患者这一问题的唯一办法。在使用符号处方说明之前应进行评估。然后，在使用时，应辅以口头强化说明。
