19 research outputs found
Differentiation and cytokinetic analyses of normal and neoplastic lymphoid cells in B and T cell malignancies of childhood
Comparing effectiveness with efficacy: outcomes of palliative chemotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer in routine practice
A call for theory-informed approaches to knowledge translation studies: an example of chemotherapy for bladder cancer
Reactivity of Polyclonal and Two Monoclonal Antibodies with Cell Subsets Isolated from Cystic Fluids of Ovarian Serous Neoplasms
Curative Therapy for Bladder Cancer in Routine Clinical Practice: A Population-based Outcomes Study
Women's perceptions of their experiences with breast cancer: are their needs being addressed?
Can the written information to research subjects be improved?--an empirical study.
OBJECTIVES: To study whether linguistic analysis and changes in information leaflets can improve readability and understanding. DESIGN: Randomised, controlled study. Two information leaflets concerned with trials of drugs for conditions/diseases which are commonly known were modified, and the original was tested against the revised version. SETTING: Denmark. PARTICIPANTS: 235 persons in the relevant age groups. MAIN MEASURES: Readability and understanding of contents. RESULTS: Both readability and understanding of contents was improved: readability with regard to both information leaflets and understanding with regard to one of the leaflets. CONCLUSION: The results show that both readability and understanding can be improved by increased attention to the linguistic features of the information