Abstract
Patient information leaflets are a heavily regulated
text genre. In Europe, Australia, and the United States,
authorities have issued mandated templates with
instructions for these leaflets. Ideally, templates optimize
the findability of medicine information. In previous
research, we have encountered several findability
problems. In subsequent studies, we have examined
some alternative structures. Although we did not find
the perfect structure, we can suggest improvements. This
paper synthesizes research results into a new proposal,
compatible with the empirical evidence so far. More
generally, it shows what kind of decisions are involved in
the development of an improved text genre template.
text genre. In Europe, Australia, and the United States,
authorities have issued mandated templates with
instructions for these leaflets. Ideally, templates optimize
the findability of medicine information. In previous
research, we have encountered several findability
problems. In subsequent studies, we have examined
some alternative structures. Although we did not find
the perfect structure, we can suggest improvements. This
paper synthesizes research results into a new proposal,
compatible with the empirical evidence so far. More
generally, it shows what kind of decisions are involved in
the development of an improved text genre template.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 225-243 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Information Design Journal |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- patient information leaflets
- template structure
- design
- finding information