Title

Readability of prescription drug labels by older and younger adults

Keywords

compliance, reading legibility; geriatrics; health psychology; pharmacy

Abstract

This experiment investigated the readability of medication labels using various combinations of fonts, sizes, and weights of print. Older and younger adult reading speeds and error rates for different print types were compared for both bottle and flat labels. Findings of the study indicated significant differences in reading speed, error rates, and subjective evaluations for print characteristics investigated. Furthermore, the effects of these print characteristics varied for different age groups. Implications of these findings for the design of medication labels for older adults are discussed. © 1994 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Publication Date

6-1-1994

Publication Title

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volume

1

Issue

2

Number of Pages

149-159

Document Type

Article

Identifier

scopus

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01999743

Socpus ID

0007856286 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0007856286

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