Readability of paediatric participant information leaflets in research studies
Paediatric participant information leaflets may not be readable in research studies, especially in younger age groups. PILs for children participating in commercially sponsored studies were less readable than non-commercial studies. Research teams writing PILs for a paediatric study need to consider the use of readability tools to ensure that the information they are providing is readable by the target audience.
Authors
- Daniel B. Hawcutt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-6507)
- James Moss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4330-3805)
- Colleen M. OʼHalloran
- Abhishek Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7108-8802)
- Louise Oni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1532-2390)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Research
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-03943-z
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00