title: [Educational pamphlets on health: a reception study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identifying the socioeconomic and cultural profile of users/readers of educational pamphlets, characterizing the context of the reading material and people involved; describing the user/reader evaluation on language and style used, as well as content range or limitations, and its characterization as an educational material in assisting users for meeting homecare demands.
  
  
  METHODS
  A reception, cross-sectional, qualitative study. 27 respondents who had received five educational pamphlets were interviewed on Oncology signs and symptoms during primary care consultations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Study participants were adults, with average schooling of more than 10 years and low income. Pamphlets were assessed as appropriate for consistent language, quantity and quality of content, and especially in relation to the capacity of helping in the homecare decision making process. The importance of receiving pamphlets at the initial stage of the disease was verified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Users acceptance was positive and the study revealed aspects that should be reinforced in the creation of educational pamphlets.
authors.affiliation: São Paulo Hospital of the Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Évelyn Aparecida
authors.initials: ÉA
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Medicine, Department of Health Information, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rita Maria Lino
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Tarcia
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lidiane Pereira
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariângela Abate de Lara
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Department of Clinical Nursing and Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Lucia Fernandez
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Suriano
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Department of Clinical Nursing and Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edvane Birelo Lopes De
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Domenico
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors