Assessment of Use, Specificity, and Readability of Written Clinical Informed Consent Forms for Patients With Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.0260
Abstract: Importance Appropriate informed consent processes are crucial to preservation of patient autonomy and shared decision making. Although half of patients with cancer receive radiotherapy, it is unknown whether current consent practices are comprehensible for patients.… read more here.
Keywords: readability; radiotherapy; consent; consent forms ... See more keywords
Improving access to COVID‐19 information by ensuring the readability of government websites
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DOI: 10.1002/hpja.610
Abstract: Abstract Issue addressed This study evaluated the readability of web pages from two public‐facing Victorian government websites that were responsible for communicating key health messages relating to the COVID‐19 pandemic in 2020. Methods Webpages were… read more here.
Keywords: health; government websites; government; readability ... See more keywords
Patient‐Reported Outcome Measures in Surgical Oncology: A Cross‐Sectional Study of NIH and AMA Readability Compliance
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DOI: 10.1002/jso.70007
Abstract: Patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) assess function, symptoms, and quality of life in surgical oncology. However, many exceed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and American Medical Association (AMA) readability guidelines, which recommend materials be written… read more here.
Keywords: oncology; patient reported; reported outcome; outcome measures ... See more keywords
Readability analysis of online health information about overactive bladder
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DOI: 10.1002/nau.23176
Abstract: Despite the prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB) and the widespread accessibility of patient education information on the Internet, the readability of this information and its potential impact on patient decision‐making are not known. This study… read more here.
Keywords: information; overactive bladder; readability; health ... See more keywords
A Multimetric Readability Analysis of Online Patient Educational Materials for Submental Fat Reduction
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DOI: 10.1007/s00266-021-02675-9
Abstract: Patients often utilize the Internet to seek information related to their care. This study assesses the readability of online patient educational materials for submental fat reduction. Patient educational materials from the 12 most popular websites… read more here.
Keywords: educational materials; readability; patient educational; submental fat ... See more keywords
Neutral stimuli and pupillometric task conflict
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DOI: 10.1007/s00426-020-01311-6
Abstract: It has been suggested that the interference in the Stroop task arises due to both information conflict (color vs. word meaning) and task conflict (respond to the color vs. read the word). Interestingly, the task… read more here.
Keywords: task conflict; conflict; task; neutral stimuli ... See more keywords
Survey on readability of online information for upgrading understandability of biomass energy technology
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DOI: 10.1007/s10163-017-0596-2
Abstract: Waste management contributes to renewable energy such as biodiesel production from processes of various types of biomass including vegetable oils, animal fats, and waste of edible oil. Successful waste management effort is influenced by people… read more here.
Keywords: information; biomass energy; energy; biomass ... See more keywords
The impact of narrative disclosure readability on bond ratings and the cost of debt
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DOI: 10.1007/s11142-017-9388-0
Abstract: Prior research on the determinants of credit ratings has focused on rating agencies’ use of quantitative accounting information, but the there is scant evidence on the impact of textual attributes. This study examines the impact… read more here.
Keywords: disclosure; bond; readability; cost debt ... See more keywords
Credit default swap spreads and annual report readability
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DOI: 10.1007/s11156-017-0639-8
Abstract: This paper investigates whether annual report readability matters to CDS market participants and how it affects their evaluation on a firm’s credit risk, as measured by CDS spreads. We find that the less readable the… read more here.
Keywords: cds spreads; credit; annual report; report readability ... See more keywords
Is the readability of abstracts decreasing in management research?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11846-021-00468-7
Abstract: The readability of scientific texts is critical for the successful distribution of research findings. I replicate a recent study which found that the abstracts of scientific articles in the life sciences became less readable over… read more here.
Keywords: management; abstracts decreasing; readability abstracts; decreasing management ... See more keywords
Evaluating Readability of Persian Fictions Selected by Flying Turtle the Iranian Award
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DOI: 10.1007/s12109-019-09705-0
Abstract: The objective of the present study is evaluation of the authored Persian Fictions selected by Flying Turtle Award using Flesch and Gunning formulas in first chapter books (ages 7–10), middle-grade books (ages 8–12) and young… read more here.
Keywords: fictions selected; persian fictions; selected flying; readability ... See more keywords