Literacy Demands and Information to Cancer Patients

Kokkinakis, Dimitrios,1965Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för svenska språket,Department of Swedish (author)

This study examines language complexity of written health information materials for patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery. Written and printed patient information from 28 Swedish clinics are automatically analyzed by means of language technology. The analysis reveals different problematic issues that might have impact on readability. The study is a first step, and part of a larger project about patients’ health information seeking behavior in relation to written information material. Our study aims to provide support for producing more individualized, person centered information materials according to preferences for complex and detailed or legible texts and thus enhance a movement from receiving information and instructions to participating in knowing. In the near future the study will continue by integrating focus groups with patients that may provide valuable feedback and enhance our knowledge about patients’ use and preferences of different information material.

Forsberg, Markus,1974Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för svenska språket,Department of Swedish(Swepub:gu)xfomar (author)
Johansson Kokkinakis, Sofie,1969Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för svenska språket,Department of Swedish(Swepub:gu)xjosof (author)
Smith, FridaGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institute of Health and Care Sciences(Swepub:gu)xsmifr (author)
Öhlén, Joakim,1958Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Centrum för personcentrerad vård vid Göteborgs universitet (GPCC),Institute of Health and Care Sciences,University of Gothenburg Centre for person-centred care (GPCC)(Swepub:gu)xohlej (author)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för svenska språket (creator_code:org_t)

In:Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Text, Speech and DialogueBerlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg0302-97439783642327896

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