The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials

Volume: 18 Number: 1 August 1, 2016
  • Fadime Hatice Inci
  • Nazan Koştu
  • Ilgün Özen-çinar
  • Gülbahar Korkmaz-aslan
  • Asiye Kartal
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The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess readability and design of health education materials. Methods: This is a descriptive study. Thirty-seven education materials prepared by Denizli Provincial Directorate of Health and Turkish Republic Ministry of Health and used in primary health care services in Denizli were examined in this study. Flesch Reading Ease Score and Turkish Readability Value were used to evaluate readability of the health education materials. The design of health education materials were evaluated using a twenty-seven-item list developed by the researchers. Results: Mean Flesch Reading Ease score was 44.59±23.46, and mean Turkish Readability Value was 11.02±3.63. The results indicate that those health education materials are difficult to read. The design of the education materials, although the title, information, content, and language were superior, page layout, writing style, and figures were inappropriate. Conclusions: The readability levels were found higher than the level of sixth grade. Therefore, it is recommended that the health education materials should be reorganized for easier reading comprehension, and their organization and design as well as their readability should be evaluated for the sake of comprehensibility so that those materials can fulfill their purposes

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Fadime Hatice Inci This is me

Nazan Koştu This is me

Ilgün Özen-çinar This is me

Gülbahar Korkmaz-aslan This is me

Asiye Kartal This is me

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August 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 18 Number: 1

APA
Inci, F. H., Koştu, N., Özen-çinar, I., Korkmaz-aslan, G., & Kartal, A. (2016). The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi, 18(1), 28-39. https://doi.org/10.69487/hemarge.695911
AMA
1.Inci FH, Koştu N, Özen-çinar I, Korkmaz-aslan G, Kartal A. The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials. Hemar-G. 2016;18(1):28-39. doi:10.69487/hemarge.695911
Chicago
Inci, Fadime Hatice, Nazan Koştu, Ilgün Özen-çinar, Gülbahar Korkmaz-aslan, and Asiye Kartal. 2016. “The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials”. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi 18 (1): 28-39. https://doi.org/10.69487/hemarge.695911.
EndNote
Inci FH, Koştu N, Özen-çinar I, Korkmaz-aslan G, Kartal A (August 1, 2016) The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi 18 1 28–39.
IEEE
[1]F. H. Inci, N. Koştu, I. Özen-çinar, G. Korkmaz-aslan, and A. Kartal, “The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials”, Hemar-G, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 28–39, Aug. 2016, doi: 10.69487/hemarge.695911.
ISNAD
Inci, Fadime Hatice - Koştu, Nazan - Özen-çinar, Ilgün - Korkmaz-aslan, Gülbahar - Kartal, Asiye. “The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials”. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi 18/1 (August 1, 2016): 28-39. https://doi.org/10.69487/hemarge.695911.
JAMA
1.Inci FH, Koştu N, Özen-çinar I, Korkmaz-aslan G, Kartal A. The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials. Hemar-G. 2016;18:28–39.
MLA
Inci, Fadime Hatice, et al. “The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials”. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 1, Aug. 2016, pp. 28-39, doi:10.69487/hemarge.695911.
Vancouver
1.Fadime Hatice Inci, Nazan Koştu, Ilgün Özen-çinar, Gülbahar Korkmaz-aslan, Asiye Kartal. The Readability and Design of Health Education Materials. Hemar-G. 2016 Aug. 1;18(1):28-39. doi:10.69487/hemarge.695911