title: A critique of the AHCPR's "Preventing pressure ulcers--a patient's guide" as a written instructional tool.
abstract: Preventing Pressure Ulcers--A patient's guide was released by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) in May 1992. Using criteria suggested by Falvo (1985), Redman (1988), Ruzicki (1989), and others, the guide was critiqued to determine how it compared to existing criteria for evaluating written tools. The AHCPR guidelines does not meet all the criteria; suggestions for improvement are provided.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ayello
mesh_terms: D004522:Educational Status; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011932:Reading; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality