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Evaluation of Readability of Educational Materials for Coronary Artery Disease and the Impact of Health Literacy on Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes.
| Τίτλος: | Evaluation of Readability of Educational Materials for Coronary Artery Disease and the Impact of Health Literacy on Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Gillies K; Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA., Bell A; Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA., McCarthy C; Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA., Toscani M; Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA., Barone J; Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of pharmacy practice [J Pharm Pract] 2026 Oct; Vol. 39 (5), pp. 480-487. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 20. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Review |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8900945 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1531-1937 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08971900 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Pharm Pract Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: <2002-> : Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications Original Publication: [Philadelphia, PA] : W.B. Saunders, [1988]- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Health Literacy*/standards , Health Literacy*/methods , Coronary Artery Disease*/drug therapy , Patient Education as Topic*/standards , Patient Education as Topic*/methods , Medication Adherence*/psychology , Teaching Materials*/standards , Comprehension*, Humans ; Pharmacists ; Treatment Outcome |
| Περίληψη: | Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major problem in the United States, impacting 5% of American adults. Ensuring medication adherence is of vital importance, as lower adherence to cardiovascular medications is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with CAD. Many adults in the United States have poor health literacy, contributing to difficulty comprehending their conditions and potentially the importance of medication adherence. While the EPA recommended grade level for patient education materials (PEMs) is below an eighth grade level, most are written at a much higher level than this, which may cause disparity in patients' level of understanding. The purpose of our review was to benchmark the reading levels of several widely used PEMs to determine if they fell within the recommended guidelines and to discuss the potential role of pharmacists in medication education and adherence. Twenty PEMs relevant to CAD were gathered and their readability was analyzed using the software on Microsoft Word to determine the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) of each PEM. It was determined that 85% of the PEMs ranked higher than the current recommendation, indicating that work needs to be done to ensure adequate patient understanding and adherence. Through pharmacist involvement, industry-wide awareness, and collaborative efforts, adherence to the readability standard can be achieved, improving health outcomes and medication adherence in patients with CAD. |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: coronary artery disease; flesch-kincaid measures; health literacy; patient education materials; readability |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260120 Date Completed: 20260822 Latest Revision: 20260824 |
| Update Code: | 20260824 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13498735 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/08971900261416736 |
| PMID: | 41556716 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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