Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey
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 u...
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Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
2024-04-01
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| description | 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.tr/kubkt) 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). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3665c9b9707b4cafa8bf2ca9c6bb99ff2025-08-20T03:53:33ZengAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat UniversityActa Medica Alanya2587-03192024-04-0181505510.30565/medalanya.1451435727Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in TurkeyOrhan Kocaman0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7504-5604Pınar Aydoğan Avşar1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5938-3243ALANYA ALAADDİN KEYKUBAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİAlanya Training HospitalAim: 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.tr/kubkt) 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).https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3788745drug package insertreadabilityeducation leveladhdilaç prospektüsüeğitim düzeyiokunabilirlikdehb |
| spellingShingle | Orhan Kocaman Pınar Aydoğan Avşar Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey Acta Medica Alanya drug package insert readability education level adhd ilaç prospektüsü eğitim düzeyi okunabilirlik dehb |
| title | Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey |
| title_full | Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey |
| title_short | Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey |
| title_sort | analysis of the readability of package inserts for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications used in turkey |
| topic | drug package insert readability education level adhd ilaç prospektüsü eğitim düzeyi okunabilirlik dehb |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3788745 |
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