Do patients use a headline section in a patient information leaflet to find key information about their medicines? Findings from a user-testing study

Dickinson, R, Raynor, DK orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-5275, Knapp, P et al. (1 more author) (2013) Do patients use a headline section in a patient information leaflet to find key information about their medicines? Findings from a user-testing study. In: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference, 08-09 Sep 2013, Birmingham, UK. Wiley , pp. 85-86.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to explore whether patients use a headline section in a patient information leaflet to find key information about their medicines in a user-test. Quantitative findings showed the headline was used for 55/140 opportunities (39%), and qualitative findings suggested the headline was viewed as a positive inclusion. Conclusion: The headline section was only used just over a third of the time, but its inclusion was viewed as a valuable addition.

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Dickinson, R
Raynor, DK https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-5275
Knapp, P
MacDonald, J

© 2013 The Authors. IJPP © 2013 Royal Pharmaceutical Society. This is an author produced version of the following article: Dickinson, R, Raynor, DK, Knapp, P and MacDonald, J (2013) Do patients use a headline section in a patient information leaflet to find key information about their medicines? Findings from a user-testing study. Research Posters. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 21: 85-86, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12064. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.

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