Readability and complexity of written information presented to hospitalised patients for trial consent during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a retrospective document analysis
All PISs/ICFs analysed contained literary complexity beyond both recommendations and the reading level of many in the UK population. Researchers should seek to improve communications to improve trial volunteer comprehension and recruitment.
Authors
- Salman Siddiqui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3770-7870)
- Mona Bafadhel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9993-2478)
- Alex Robert Horsley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1828-0058)
- E. S. Gourlay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0905-8247)
- Elizabeth Sapey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3454-5482)
- Jane C. Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3506-1199)
- Rachael A Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1667-868X)
- Tom Wilkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1771-3851)
- Joanna C. Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7307-169X)
- Stefan John Marciniak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8472-7183)
- Samantha Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5503-8258)
- Ling‐Pei Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-301X)
- Nick Maskell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-6500)
- Tim Felton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6868-6633)
- Christopher E Brightling
Institutions
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Churchill Hospital (GB)
- Southmead Hospital (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal Brompton Hospital (GB)
- Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (GB)
- Kings Health Partners (GB)
- MRC Human Immunology Unit (GB)
- Asthma UK (GB)
- Centre for Inflammation Research (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089447
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Manchester Biomedical Research Centre