Effect of Expansion of Abbreviations and Acronyms on Patient Comprehension of Their Health Records: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
rct · Level II
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35560053.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12320 and PMC identifier 9107024.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
This randomized clinical trial compares patient comprehension of electronic health records in the US when common medical abbreviations are expanded.
Medical subject headings
- Comprehension
- Medical Records Systems, Computerized