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Parents Reading Comprehension of Their Child's Post-Operative Medicine Fact Sheets

This study has been completed.
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State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00639470
First received: March 12, 2008
Last updated: August 12, 2008
Last verified: August 2008
History of Changes

March 12, 2008
August 12, 2008
August 2005
March 2007   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Comprehension of the fact sheets as measured by the Cloze Readability Procedure. [ Time Frame: On the day of discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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Parents Reading Comprehension of Their Child's Post-Operative Medicine Fact Sheets
Parents Reading Comprehension of Their Child's Post-Operative Medicine Fact

The objective of this study is to test legal guardians reading comprehension of their child's post-operative medication administration using three different versions of written medication information (standard fact sheets, easy-to-read fact sheets, and easy-to-read fact sheets accompanied by illustrations).

It is important for the child's welfare and comfort that the legal guardian can read and comprehend their child's pain medication information. Failure to understand the full implications of the medication may jeopardize the child's comfort level or welfare. Readability of printed education materials is a key to comprehension and supplements what healthcare providers verbally tell the parents/legal guardians. Several studies have demonstrated the benefits of using illustrations to convey intended messages. Simple line drawings appear to do well with those who have low-literacy skills.

The following hypothesis will be tested:

  • There is no difference in level of comprehension of medication administration by the legal guardians who receive standard fact sheets about medication, those who receive easy-to-read fact sheets, and those who receive easy-to-read fact sheets accompanied by illustrations.
  • There is no difference in level of comprehension of pain assessment by the legal guardians who receive standard fact sheets about assessing pain, those who receive easy-to-read fact sheets, and those who receive easy-to-read facts sheets accompanied by illustrations.
  • There is no relationship between legal guardians' satisfaction with medication education and whether they receive standard fact sheets, easy-to-read fact sheets, or those who receive easy-to read fact sheets accompanied by illustrations.
Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Parents
Other: easy to read fact sheets
easy to read fact sheets with illustrations and without illustrations
Other Name: patient education handouts
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
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August 2008
March 2007   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • be 18 years of age or older or an emancipated minor
  • ability to see, speak, and hear English
  • have a child who will be undergoing surgery
  • signed surgical consent form
  • have a child staying on hospital pediatric surgical unit after surgery until discharge
  • have a child admitted for at least one day but not more than 7 days.
Both
18 Years and older
No
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United States
 
NCT00639470
IRBPHS#5229
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Sharon Kitchie, PhD, APRN, BC, SUNY Upstate Medical University
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
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Principal Investigator: Sharon Kitchie, PhD State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
August 2008

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