Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g8RJN2X27349; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:23:02 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:23:02 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3D94AF4A.36825E2B@georgetown.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Jay Gribble <jng@georgetown.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3781] Assessing how well people follow written instructions X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.74 [en]C-C-UDP; georgetownU-campus-4.7-07.26.2000 (Windows NT 5.0; U) Status: O Content-Length: 1257 Lines: 27 We have recently finished designing a package insert for a new family planning product called CycleBeads. We have fieldtested specific parts of the insert, asking OB/Gyn clinic patients how they would explain certain paragraphs to another person, and have modified several sections based on their responses, We think that the research improved readability and comprehension of the insert. Now we want to test the insert to find out if the instructions are clear enough for potential users to use them on their own to (1) screen themselves to determine if it is an appropriate method for them, (2) determine when to start using the method, and (3) how to use the beads to track their menstrual cycles. The method is very easy to use after counseling, but we want to evaluate how well people can read and apply the directions that come in the package with the CycleBeads, without any counseling. Is anyone familiar with any similar research—or appropriate search terms in the literature to provide some theoretical basis? What about fields other than health—such as buying a product and having to follow directions to assemble it. Marketing? Cognitive behavior? Thanks. Jay Gribble Institute for Reproductive Health Georgetown University www.irh.org
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