Thank you very much!! Everyone has been so helpful.

Pam Reichel
Community Health Education

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From: healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Sunil Kripalani
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 12:14 PM
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List
Cc: preichel at shp-dayton.org
Subject: Re: [HealthLiteracy] Looking for Validated Tool for Masters
ThesisResearch

Pamela,

I'm doing research on medical jargon use by physicians at Grady Memorial 
Hospital in Atlanta. In my reading, I've come across a few references that 
might be helpful to you.

CM Spees. Knowledge of medical terminology among clients and families. 
IMAGE: Journal of Nursing Scholarship 1991;24(4):225-9.

RD Gibbs, PH Gibbs, J Heinrich. Patient understanding of commonly used 
medical vocabulary. J Fam Pract 1987;25(2):176-8

R Cole. The understanding of medical terminology used in printed health 
education materials. ? citation info

TJ Byrne. Knowledge of medical terminology among hospital patients. Nursing 
Research 1984;33(3):178-81

D Spiro, F Heidrich. Lay understanding of medical terminology. J Fam Pract 
1983;17(2):277-9

Best of luck on your thesis,
Sunil Kripalani

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From: "Julie McKinney" <julie_mcKinney at worlded.org>
To: <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 10:53 AM
Subject: [HealthLiteracy] Looking for Validated Tool for Masters 
ThesisResearch



> Hi All,

>

> I'm passing this on from Pamela Reichel:

>

> Dear List Serve Members:

>

> I am working on designing my final project for my Master's degree and

> want to do it on health literacy.  What I'd like to do is take a list of

> commonly used words in health settings (one's that health professionals

> seem to assume everyone knows) and ask folks in the community to define

> them.  What I'm trying to find is a validated tool to do this.  My

> hypothesis is that the general public does not understand words commonly

> used in healthcare settings (I think the folks here all agree on this,

> but I want to prove it) and if the project bears that hypothesis out- to

> present to health professionals how all patients need clear, easy to

> understand patient education and health information.

>

> Do any of you know of a tool like this or anyone else doing similar

> research?  I'd appreciate any help you can offer.  Thanks!!

>

>

>

> Pamela M. Reichel

>

> Community Health Education Manager

>

> Good Samaritan Hospital

>

> 2222 Philadelphia Dr., Dayton, Ohio 45406

>

> Phone: (937) 278-6251, ext. 5220 or 5225

>

> Fax: (937) 276-8244

>

> Beeper (937) 636- 5713

>

> E-mail: preichel at shp-dayton.org

>

> Web site: www.goodsamdayton.org

>

>

>

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