Preparation, validation and user-testing of pictogram-based patient information leaflets for hemodialysis patients

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2015.01.022
• Publication Date: 2015-02-04T17:38:11Z
• Authors: Uday Venkat Mateti; Anantha Naik Nagappa; Ravindra Prabhu A...; Manohar Bairy; Shankar Prasad Na...; Surulivelrajan Ma...; Rajesh Vilakkathala; Vasudev Guddattu; Rajesh Balkrishnan
• Keywords: Pictogram; Legibility; Package insert; Leaflet (botany)

Patient information leaflets are universally-accepted resources to educate the patients/users about their medications, disease and lifestyle modification.The objective of study was prepare, validate perform user-testing pictogram-based patient (P-PILs) among hemodialysis (HD) patients.The P-PILs prepared by referring primary, secondary tertiary resources. The content pictograms leaflet have been validated an expert committee consisting three nephrologists two academic pharmacists. Baker Able Leaflet Design has applied develop layout design P-PILs.Quasi-experimental pre- post-test without control group conducted on 81 HD patients for P-PILs. mean assessment score English version 28, 26 Kannada version. overall knowledge scores were observed significantly improved from 44.25 69.62 with p value <0.001.The user opinion legibility good. Pictogram-based can be considered effective educational tool patients.