Makosky Daley Christine, Cowan Paul, Nollen Nicole L, Greiner K Allen, Choi Won S
University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2009 Jul;10(3):386-93. doi: 10.1177/1524839907301407. Epub 2008 Mar 6.
This study assesses educational materials developed for the All Nations Breath of Life smoking cessation program (targeted for American Indians and Alaska Natives) for scientific accuracy, readability and other literacy factors, and cultural appropriateness. The authors used a scientific review panel of experts in smoking cessation representing epidemiology, medicine, and psychology; the suitability assessment of materials (SAM) and the simplified measure of gobbledygook (SMOG) reading grade level formulas; and review by Native program facilitators and pilot participants. Materials were scientifically accurate and culturally appropriate. The mean SAM score was 80% (superior rating), and the average reading grade level was 7.1 using the Fry formula (part of the SAM) and 8.4 using the SMOG formula (difference was not statistically significant). Based on this project, the SAM can be used in combination with scientific review and input from community members during formative research to assess and modify educational materials for a targeted population.
本研究评估了为“万国生命气息戒烟计划”（针对美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民）开发的教育材料，评估内容包括科学准确性、可读性和其他识字因素，以及文化适宜性。作者组建了一个由戒烟领域的专家组成的科学评审小组，成员涵盖流行病学、医学和心理学领域；使用了材料适宜性评估（SAM）和简化的晦涩语言衡量标准（SMOG）阅读年级水平公式；并让本土项目促进者和试点参与者进行评审。材料在科学上是准确的，在文化上是适宜的。SAM的平均得分为80%（优秀评级），使用弗莱公式（SAM的一部分）得出的平均阅读年级水平为7.1，使用SMOG公式得出的平均阅读年级水平为8.4（差异无统计学意义）。基于该项目，在形成性研究期间，SAM可与科学评审以及社区成员的意见相结合，用于评估和修改针对特定人群的教育材料。
