Weintraub Debra, Maliski Sally L, Fink Arlene, Choe Sarah, Litwin Mark S
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Box 951738, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1738, USA.
Patient Educ Couns. 2004 Nov;55(2):275-80. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2003.10.003.
Written educational materials serve as important teaching instruments for prostate cancer patients and their families. However, they must be understandable for their intended audiences. We examined prostate cancer brochures and pamphlets using the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) instrument for the materials' overall suitability, readability, and cultural appropriateness. These factors are crucial to ensure that patients are able to understand and relate to the information. Our evaluation of 29 materials demonstrated that the majority, 22 (75.8%), scored "adequate" for their overall suitability. However, 26 materials (90%) scored "not suitable" for their reading grade level, while 55% of the materials could not be rated on cultural appropriateness because of lack of cues about the intended audience. Also, many of the materials scored poorly on content, graphics, self-efficacy, and learning motivation and stimulation. Most of the materials did well with typography and layout. Overall, the findings point to the need to carefully assess written materials used for multicultural audiences with low reading ability.
书面教育材料是前列腺癌患者及其家属重要的教学工具。然而，这些材料必须让目标受众能够理解。我们使用材料适用性评估（SAM）工具检查了前列腺癌宣传册和小册子，以评估材料的整体适用性、可读性和文化适宜性。这些因素对于确保患者能够理解并与信息产生关联至关重要。我们对29份材料的评估表明，大多数材料（22份，占75.8%）在整体适用性方面得分“合格”。然而，26份材料（占90%）在阅读年级水平方面得分“不合格”，而55%的材料由于缺乏目标受众的相关线索，无法对文化适宜性进行评级。此外，许多材料在内容、图表、自我效能感以及学习动机和激励方面得分较低。大多数材料在排版和布局方面表现良好。总体而言，研究结果表明需要仔细评估面向阅读能力较低的多元文化受众的书面材料。
