Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)

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Evaluation of the Readability and Suitability of Printed Educational Materials on Metabolic Syndrome

대사증후군 교육 인쇄물의 이독성과 적합성 평가

  • Kim, Jung Eun (Division of Nursing, The Graduate School of Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Yang, Sook Ja (College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University)
  • 김정은 (이화여자대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 양숙자 (이화여자대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2016.01.26
  • Accepted : 2016.04.27
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the readability and suitability of printed educational materials related to metabolic syndrome in South Korea. Methods: Data were collected on 15 educational materials on metabolic syndrome from public health centers in Seoul. The 9 Graded Korean Vocabulary Classification and Korean version of SAM (Suitability Assessment of Materials) were used for the readability evaluation and the suitability evaluation respectively. Results: Overall average of the readability was 3.0th grade level. The percentage of 1st to 4th grade words was 79.4%. The printed educational materials on metabolic syndrome were written according to recommended reading levels. In suitability assessment, 2 out of 15 materials(13.3%) were scored as superior, 12 materials(80.0%) were scored as adequate and only 1 (6.7%) was scored as inadequate. The total average score of suitability was adequate. However, there are limitations in "summary and review" and "context is given first" due to limited writing pages. Conclusion: Readability and suitability of educational materials for metabolic syndrome were evaluated as adequate level. However, future health educational materials should be evaluated for readability via different factors including length of sentences, numbers of sentences, and structure of sentences. In addition, for easier understanding and motivation of readers, materials should use summary & review, context and proper interaction.

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