Vallance Jeff K, Taylor Lorian M, Lavallee Celeste
Centre for Nursing and Health Studies, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada.
Patient Educ Couns. 2008 Aug;72(2):342-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.03.010. Epub 2008 May 2.
The primary objective of this study was to assess the suitability and readability level of publicly available educational print resources related to physical activity (PA).
Educational print resources related to PA (n=66) were requested from organizations (e.g., professional, commercial, government, and educational). The suitability assessment of materials (SAM) and the simple measure of gobbledygook (SMOG) readability measure were used to evaluate the suitability and readability of the PA resources.
Of the 66 PA resources, suitability scores were superior in only 10 resources (15%), adequate in 36 resources (55%), and inadequate/not suitable in 20 resources (30%). The average reading grade level for the PA resources was a 10th grade level (S.D.=1.82; Rg=5th grade to 15th grade). Only 56.5% (n=35) of PA resources depicted a primary PA recommendation that was consistent with the public health recommendation for PA.
Results indicate that the majority of educational print resources related to PA have poor readability indices and inadequate to adequate suitability.
Health educators developing educational print resources related to PA must ensure these resources conform to the highest suitability standards. This includes developing resources that a) contain information consistent with current public health recommendations, and b) can be utilized by all individuals regardless of health literacy status.
本研究的主要目的是评估与体育活动（PA）相关的公开可用教育印刷资源的适用性和可读性水平。
向各组织（如专业、商业、政府和教育机构）索要与PA相关的教育印刷资源（n = 66）。采用材料适用性评估（SAM）和难词简易衡量法（SMOG）可读性测量来评估PA资源的适用性和可读性。
在66份PA资源中，仅10份资源（15%）的适用性得分优秀，36份资源（55%）的适用性得分良好，20份资源（30%）的适用性得分不足/不适用。PA资源的平均阅读年级水平为十年级（标准差 = 1.82；范围 = 五年级至十五年级）。只有56.5%（n = 35）的PA资源呈现的主要PA建议与PA的公共卫生建议一致。
结果表明，大多数与PA相关的教育印刷资源的可读性指标较差，适用性不足至良好。
开发与PA相关教育印刷资源的健康教育工作者必须确保这些资源符合最高适用性标准。这包括开发以下资源：a）包含与当前公共卫生建议一致的信息，b）无论健康素养状况如何，所有个体均可使用。
