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Master of Medical Science & Master Health Science

Use this library guide to identify the best tools to utilize when searching the literature in MHS/MMS.

Health Literacy Defined

Clear Communication: Health Literacy: NIH

Resource Evaluation & Selection in Medicine

ABC Technique
Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
Patient Use
Selecting Patient Education Tools
Professional use. U.S. National Library of Medicine

Measuring Health Literacy

Health Literacy Measurement Tools -Revised: AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Health Literacy Measurement Tools (Revised). (December 2015). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy/index.html
Providing Culturally Effective Care: Toolkit
American Academy of Pediatrics

Readability Measures & Materials Assessment

Recommended reading level for patient education sources: 4th - 8th grade (in order to comprehend the medical language)

The Fry Graph Readability Formula
The SMOG Readability Formula
SMOG: Simple Measure of Gobbledy Gook

Online tools that measure readability:

Assessment of Patient Materials

Harvard School of Public Health: Assessing Materials
The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and User’s Guide: AHRQ
An Instrument To Assess the Understandability and Actionability of Print and Audiovisual Patient Education Materials