title: Written information given to patients and families by palliative care units: a national survey.
abstract: A national survey of written information given to patients and their families by pallative care units found that 64% of leaflets could be understood by only an estimated 40% of the British population. Many of the leaflets did not meet basic guidelines on legibility and readability.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Large
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jarrett
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D005190:Family; D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D010166:Palliative Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom