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

August 12, 2008 updated by: State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

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).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

23

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13069
        • SUNY Upstate Medical University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Comprehension of the fact sheets as measured by the Cloze Readability Procedure.
Time Frame: On the day of discharge
On the day of discharge

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sharon Kitchie, PhD, State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 12, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 20, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 13, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 12, 2008

Last Verified

August 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRBPHS#5229

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