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Evaluating Written Patient Information for Eczema in German: Comparing the Reliability of Two Instruments, DISCERN and EQIP.
McCool, Megan E; Wahl, Josepha; Schlecht, Inga; Apfelbacher, Christian.
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  • McCool ME; Department of Medicine, Institute for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
  • Wahl J; Department of Medicine, Institute for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
  • Schlecht I; Department of Medicine, Institute for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
  • Apfelbacher C; Department of Medicine, Institute for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
PLoS One ; 10(10): e0139895, 2015.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26440612
Patients actively seek information about how to cope with their health problems, but the quality of the information available varies. A number of instruments have been developed to assess the quality of patient information, primarily though in English. Little is known about the reliability of these instruments when applied to patient information in German. The objective of our study was to investigate and compare the reliability of two validated instruments, DISCERN and EQIP, in order to determine which of these instruments is better suited for a further study pertaining to the quality of information available to German patients with eczema. Two independent raters evaluated a random sample of 20 informational brochures in German. All the brochures addressed eczema as a disorder and/or therapy options and care. Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability were assessed by calculating intra-class correlation coefficients, agreement was tested with weighted kappas, and the correlation of the raters' scores for each instrument was measured with Pearson's correlation coefficient. DISCERN demonstrated substantial intra- and inter-rater reliability. It also showed slightly better agreement than EQIP. There was a strong correlation of the raters' scores for both instruments. The findings of this study support the reliability of both DISCERN and EQIP. However, based on the results of the inter-rater reliability, agreement and correlation analyses, we consider DISCERN to be the more precise tool for our project on patient information concerning the treatment and care of eczema.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Folletos / Autocuidado / Escritura / Educación del Paciente como Asunto / Eccema Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Alemania Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Folletos / Autocuidado / Escritura / Educación del Paciente como Asunto / Eccema Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Alemania Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos