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

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      Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
      Publisher: Wiley

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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.

              Alexa T. McCray (2015)
              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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                Title: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
                Abbreviated Title: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
                Publisher: Wiley
                ISSN: 13260200
                Publication date Created: August 2015
                Publication date (Print): August 2015
                Publication date (Electronic): February 25 2015
                Volume: 39
                Issue: 4
                Pages: 309-314
                Affiliations
                [1 ]School of Health and Social Development; Faculty of Health, Deakin University; Victoria
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                DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12341
                PubMed ID: 25716142
                SO-VID: 89559112-62d7-4d20-b3d9-39821cab676b
                Copyright © © 2015
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