Development of a plain language patient educaiton book for post transplant diabetes mellitus
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2012-09-04
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Orasanin, Lisa
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Post transplant diabetes affects 8 to 36% of renal transplant recipients (Heisel, Heisel, Balshaw, & Keown, 2004; Hjelmesaeth, Midtvedt, Jenssen, & Hartmann, 2001; Kumar, Xio, Fyfe, Sierka, Heifets, & Moritz et al., 2005; Van Duijnhoven, Boots, Christiaans, Wolffenbuttel, & Van Hooff, 2001). A search for patient education material that relates specifically to Post Transplant Diabetes Mellitus (PTDM) revealed a paucity of patient information.
My purpose in this project was to create a relevant patient education book for renal transplant recipients. The perspectives that I used to inform the book included Jean Watson’s Model of Caring (1985) and the Cognitive Learning Theory (Bastable & Doody, 2006; Fleming, 2001; George, 2001). In the development of the book, the following factors were considered, the effects of health and low income on literacy, principles of adult education, plain language guidelines, readability level, and design and layout techniques. Several authors suggested that a grade six reading level for readability, large font, and ample white space be used in patient education materials. These recommendations were considered in the development of the book (Doak, Doak & Root, 1996; Eames, McKenna, Worrall, & Read, 2003; Eyles, Skelly, & Schmuck, 2003; Gal & Prigat, 2004).
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diabetes, patient education, post transplant diabetes mellitus, renal transplant, PTDM