Re: Health Info Too Complex for Many in U.S. - Report

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In a message dated 09/04/2004 08:56:12 Central Standard Time,

Matsumura_Clan@... writes:

> About half of all American adults, or about 90 million, read below a

> high school level, and half of those have trouble finding information on

> charts, forms and labels, according to the report.

>

In nursing school, we were taught that any education materials we make for

patients must be written at no higher than a sixth-grade level, because that is

the level at which the average American reads. I really couldn't believe that

was true at first, but after nearly 4.5 years working in hospitals, I now

believe it. Isn't it unfortunate? Cary

[Guest guest]

Yes, that's awful, Cary, but I believe it. Don't get me going on this

topic!

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

Re: [ ] Health Info Too Complex for Many in U.S. -

Report

> In a message dated 09/04/2004 08:56:12 Central Standard Time,

> Matsumura_Clan@... writes:

>

>

> > About half of all American adults, or about 90 million, read below a

> > high school level, and half of those have trouble finding

information on

> > charts, forms and labels, according to the report.

> >

>

> In nursing school, we were taught that any education materials we make

for

> patients must be written at no higher than a sixth-grade level,

because that is

> the level at which the average American reads. I really couldn't

believe that

> was true at first, but after nearly 4.5 years working in hospitals, I

now

> believe it. Isn't it unfortunate? Cary