Bradley B, Singleton M, Li Wan Po A
Medical Biology Centre, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
J Clin Pharm Ther. 1994 Feb;19(1):7-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1994.tb00802.x.
To assess the readability of a sample of patient information leaflets included with over-the-counter (OTC) medicines.
Fifty leaflets were obtained from a selection of proprietary products currently available on the U.K. market. The leaflets were scored using six established readability tests.
The mean reading age was 15.4 using the Flesch test and 14.8 using the FOG and the SMOG tests. The individual reading age values for the leaflets ranged from 10 to 20 years. These mean values are well above the mean reading age of the general adult population.
Manufacturers need to devise a means of producing leaflets which are easier to read. This is all the more urgent given the trend to down-regulate more potent medicines for non-prescription sale.
评估非处方药（OTC）所附患者信息单页样本的可读性。
从英国市场上现有的一系列专利产品中获取了50份单页。使用六种既定的可读性测试对这些单页进行评分。
使用弗莱什测试得出的平均阅读年龄为15.4岁，使用FOG和SMOG测试得出的平均阅读年龄为14.8岁。这些单页的个体阅读年龄值在10至20岁之间。这些平均值远高于普通成年人群的平均阅读年龄。
制造商需要设计出更易阅读的单页制作方法。鉴于将更强效药物下调至非处方销售的趋势，这一需求更为迫切。
