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      Health literacy and the Internet: a study on the readability of Australian online health information.

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          Almost 80% of Australian Internet users seek out health information online so the readability of this information is important. This study aimed to evaluate the readability of Australian online health information and determine if it matches the average reading level of Australians.

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              Promoting health literacy.

              This report reviews some of the extensive literature in health literacy, much of it focused on the intersection of low literacy and the understanding of basic health care information. Several articles describe methods for assessing health literacy as well as methods for assessing the readability of texts, although generally these latter have not been developed with health materials in mind. Other studies have looked more closely at the mismatch between patients' literacy levels and the readability of materials intended for use by those patients. A number of studies have investigated the phenomenon of literacy from the perspective of patients' interactions in the health care setting, the disenfranchisement of some patients because of their low literacy skills, the difficulty some patients have in navigating the health care system, the quality of the communication between doctors and their patients including the cultural overlay of such exchanges, and ultimately the effect of low literacy on health outcomes. Finally, the impact of new information technologies has been studied by a number of investigators. There remain many opportunities for conducting further research to gain a better understanding of the complex interactions between general literacy, health literacy, information technologies, and the existing health care infrastructure.
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                Journal
                Aust N Z J Public Health
                Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
                1753-6405
                1326-0200
                Aug 2015
                : 39
                : 4
                Affiliations
                [1 ] School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Victoria.
                Article
                10.1111/1753-6405.12341
                25716142
                89559112-62d7-4d20-b3d9-39821cab676b
                © 2015 Public Health Association of Australia.
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                Internet,health literacy,readability
                Internet, health literacy, readability

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