Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey

Pınar Aydoğan Avşar; Orhan Kocaman

Makale detayları

Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey

Yazarlar:

Pınar Aydoğan Avşar | Orhan Kocaman

Yayıncı:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer)

Dergi:

Acta Medica Alanya Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.50-55

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001316681

pISSN:

2587-0319

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Aim: The readability level of a written text is directly related to how well the text is understood.There are precise formulas that may be used to test readability objectively. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the readability of the ADHD medication package inserts that are presently in use in Turkey. Methods: 23 medication package inserts for ADHD in total were categorized based on their types. The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency https:www.titck.gov.trkubkt provided the most updated package leaflets for the medications in these categories. The Ateşman and Bezirci-Yılmaz readability formulae, which are relevant to Turkish texts, were used to assess package inserts. Results: The Ateşman reading score was calculated to be 72.2 7-8th grade on average. The Bezirci-Yılmaz formula has a reading level equivalent to grades 7-8, which corresponds to the primary school level. Based on the 2022 TUIK data in Turkey, it was found that the reading level was suitable for the average education level, except for the SNRI group high school level. Conclusion: Given the aforementioned information, we maintain the viewpoint that pharmaceutical package inserts for psychiatric medications ought to ideally contain content written at the level of a primary school 7-8th grade.

 Aim: The readability level of a written text is directly related to how well the text is understood.There are precise formulas that may be used to test readability objectively. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the readability of the ADHD medication package inserts that are presently in use in Turkey. Methods: 23 medication package inserts for ADHD in total were categorized based on their types. The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency https:www.titck.gov.trkubkt provided the most updated package leaflets for the medications in these categories. The Ateşman and Bezirci-Yılmaz readability formulae, which are relevant to Turkish texts, were used to assess package inserts. Results: The Ateşman reading score was calculated to be 72.2 7-8th grade on average. The Bezirci-Yılmaz formula has a reading level equivalent to grades 7-8, which corresponds to the primary school level. Based on the 2022 TUIK data in Turkey, it was found that the reading level was suitable for the average education level, except for the SNRI group high school level. Conclusion: Given the aforementioned information, we maintain the viewpoint that pharmaceutical package inserts for psychiatric medications ought to ideally contain content written at the level of a primary school 7-8th grade.

 Aim: The readability level of a written text is directly related to how well the text is understood.There are precise formulas that may be used to test readability objectively. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the readability of the ADHD medication package inserts that are presently in use in Turkey. Methods: 23 medication package inserts for ADHD in total were categorized based on their types. The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency https:www.titck.gov.trkubkt provided the most updated package leaflets for the medications in these categories. The Ateşman and Bezirci-Yılmaz readability formulae, which are relevant to Turkish texts, were used to assess package inserts. Results: The Ateşman reading score was calculated to be 72.2 7-8th grade on average. The Bezirci-Yılmaz formula has a reading level equivalent to grades 7-8, which corresponds to the primary school level. Based on the 2022 TUIK data in Turkey, it was found that the reading level was suitable for the average education level, except for the SNRI group high school level. Conclusion: Given the aforementioned information, we maintain the viewpoint that pharmaceutical package inserts for psychiatric medications ought to ideally contain content written at the level of a primary school 7-8th grade.

 Amaç:Yazılı bir metnin okunabilirlik düzeyi, metnin ne kadar iyi anlaşıldığıyla doğrudan ilişkilidir. Okunabilirliği objektif olarak test etmek için kullanılabilecek kesin formüller vardır. Bu araştırmanın amacı, Türkiyede halen kullanılmakta olan DEHB ilaç prospektüslerinin okunabilirliğini değerlendirmektir. Yöntem:Toplam 23 DEHB ilaç prospektüsü türlerine göre kategorize edilmiştir. Türkiye İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu https:www.titck.gov.trkubkt websitesinden bu kategorilerdeki ilaçlar için en güncel prospektüsler sağlanmıştır. Türkçe metinlerle için uygulanabilir olan Ateşman ve Bezirci-Yılmaz okunabilirlik formülleri prospektüsleri değerlendirmek için kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Ateşman okuma puanı ortalama 72,2 7-8. sınıf olarak hesaplanmıştır. Benzer şekilde Bezirci-Yılmaz formülü ile de, ilkokul seviyesine karşılık gelen 7-8. sınıflara eşdeğer bir okuma seviyesi tespit edilmiştir. Türkiye 2022 TÜİK verilerine dayanarak, DEHB ilaçlarının prospektüslerinin okunabilirlik düzeyinin, SNRI grubu lise seviyesi hariç ortalama eğitim seviyesine uygun olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç: Yukarıda belirtilen bilgiler ışığında, psikiyatrik ilaçların ilaç prospektüslerinin ideal olarak ilkokul 7-8. sınıf düzeyinde yazılmış içerik içermesi gerektiği görüşünü savunuyoruz.

Makale detayları

Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey

Yazarlar:

Pınar Aydoğan Avşar | Orhan Kocaman

Yayıncı:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer)

Dergi:

Acta Medica Alanya Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.50-55

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001316681

pISSN:

2587-0319

drug package insert

readability

education level

ADHDilaç prospektüsü

eğitim düzeyi

okunabilirlik

DEHB

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Pınar Aydoğan Avşar | Orhan Kocaman

Yayıncı: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Ana Başlıklar: Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer)

Dergi: Acta Medica Alanya Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.50-55

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001316681

pISSN: 2587-0319

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Pınar Aydoğan Avşar | Orhan Kocaman

Yayıncı:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer)

Dergi:

Acta Medica Alanya Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.50-55

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001316681

pISSN:

2587-0319