Readability and understandability of clinical research patient information leaflets and consent forms in Ireland and the UK: a retrospective quantitative analysis
Objectives The first aim of this study was to quantify the difficulty level of clinical research Patient Information Leaflets/Informed Consent Forms (PILs/ICFs) using validated and widely used readability criteria which provide a broad assessment of written communication. The second aim was to compa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-09-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e037994.full |