READABILITY LEVELS OF OVER‐THE‐COUNTER MEDICATIONS COMMONLY USED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE: A POSSIBLE ISSUE IN COMPLIANCE

REFERENCES

• American Association of Retired Persons . 1982 . Prescription drugs: a survey of consumer use, attitudes and behavior , Washington, DC : Author .
   Google Scholar
• Doak , C and Root , J. 1985 . Teaching patients with low literary skills , Ha‐gerstown, MD : Lippincott .
   Google Scholar
• Flesch , R. 1975 . The art of readable writing , New York : Harper & Row .
   Google Scholar
• Helling , D. , Lemke , J. , Semla , T. , Wallace , R. , Lipson , D. and Cornoni‐Huntley , J. 1987 . Medication use characteristics in the elderly: The Iowa 65 + rural health study . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 35 : 4 – 12 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• National Council on Patient Information and Education . 1987 . Priorities and approaches for improving prescription medicine use by older Americans , Washington, DC : Author .
   Google Scholar
• National Safety Council . 1986 . Accident facts , Chicago : Author .
   Google Scholar
• Tymchuk , A. , Ouslander , J. and Rader , N. 1986 . Informing the elderly: A comparison of four methods . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 34 : 818 – 822 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tymchuk , A. , Ouslander , J. , Rahbar , B. and Fitten , J. 1988 . Medical decision‐making among elderly people in long term care . The Gerontologist , 2 : 59 – 63 . (Suppl.),
   Google Scholar