Poor readability of written asthma management plans found in national guidelines

Pediatrics
Shalini G Forbis, C Andrew Aligne

Abstract

Written asthma management plans (WAMPs) for patients constitute a key component of current national asthma guidelines, but it is not known whether these plans meet the readability standards (of fifth-grade level or lower) recommended by health education experts. The objective of this study was to assess whether WAMPs presented in national guidelines are written at or below a fifth-grade reading level. We used readability software to analyze 10 WAMPs. These included 7 from the national guidelines, 1 from the World Health Organization, and 2 local ones. The grade levels for the WAMPs ranged from 4.9 to 9.2. None of the national plans achieved a grade level equal to or below the fifth grade. However, the other plans had grade levels of 4.9, 5.7, and 5.9. The mean grade level for the national plans was 8.1, whereas the mean for the other 3 plans was 5.5. The difference between these 2 sets of WAMPs was significant. WAMPs presented as part of the national guidelines are not written at or below a fifth-grade reading level. However, it is clear from this study that it is possible to achieve this level of readability. Increasing the availability and use of plans that meet recognized readability standards may help to improve asthma outc...Continue Reading

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