The readability of informed consent forms for research studies conducted in South Africa

CONCLUSIONS: Two-thirds of the ICFs from this study fail to meet the SA readability standard, a result matched by using alternative readability formulas. Readability can be improved with simple techniques and by actively monitoring readability metrics.PMID:33944731 | DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i2.14752

Source: South African Medical Journal - May 4, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: A E Fischer W D F Venter S Collins M Carman S T Lalla-Edward Source Type: research