Goodman Claudia, Lambert Kelly
School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Patient Educ Couns. 2023 Mar;108:107591. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.107591. Epub 2022 Dec 22.
To provide an overview of studies that describe the preferred mode and format of delivery of patient education materials to older adults.
A scoping review was used to identify relevant literature published between January 2010 and June 2021, with specific attention given to studies conducted in high income countries with similar health systems.
A total of 3245 titles were identified, and 20 met the inclusion criteria and were included in this scoping review. Older adults preferred written information that could be accessed via health professionals or downloaded online. Other key features were identified including logical layout, signposted information, larger text size, labelled visual aids, and use of images appropriate and relevant to the target group were preferred. Audio visual resources were also considered valuable when well designed. Formats for patient education such as apps, group classes and online courses were less popular with older adults.
Patient education materials for older adults should be carefully designed, with attention to layout and content. Older adults indicated a preference for hard copy handouts or in a format that can be downloaded.
Regular engagement with older consumers about their preferences is important as technology for delivery of patient education materials evolve. Key features for specific attention during the design process include a logical layout (tested with consumers), signposted information, text size, labelled visual aids and appropriate images. The perspectives of other key groups of older adults such as those from minority populations or other disadvantaged groups are largely unexplored.
概述描述向老年人提供患者教育材料的首选方式和形式的研究。
采用范围综述来识别2010年1月至2021年6月期间发表的相关文献,特别关注在具有相似卫生系统的高收入国家进行的研究。
共识别出3245个标题,20篇符合纳入标准并被纳入本范围综述。老年人更喜欢可通过卫生专业人员获取或在线下载的书面信息。还确定了其他关键特征,包括逻辑布局、有标识的信息、更大的文本尺寸、有标签的视觉辅助工具以及使用与目标群体合适且相关的图像。精心设计的视听资源也被认为很有价值。患者教育的形式,如应用程序、小组课程和在线课程,在老年人中不太受欢迎。
针对老年人的患者教育材料应精心设计,注重布局和内容。老年人表示更喜欢纸质手册或以可下载的格式。
随着提供患者教育材料的技术不断发展,定期与老年消费者就他们的偏好进行沟通很重要。设计过程中需要特别关注的关键特征包括逻辑布局(与消费者进行测试)、有标识的信息、文本尺寸、有标签的视觉辅助工具和合适的图像。其他老年关键群体,如少数族裔或其他弱势群体的观点在很大程度上尚未得到探索。