From: Writing letters to patients as an educational tool for medical students
Coding category | No. underlined terms | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Patient | Expert 1 | Expert 2 | Expert 1 + 2 (de-duplicated) | |
Unsuitable phrases | 14 (13.1%) | 46 | 42 | 81 (22.4%) |
Technical terms unclear to a lay reader | 69 (64.5%) | 99 | 55 | 138 (38.1%) |
Insufficient or vague recommendations | 11 (10.3%) | 5 | 14 | 18 (5.0%) |
Grammatical and spelling errors | 0 (0.0%) | 32 | 14 | 42 (11.6%) |
Lack of knowledge or incorrect statements | 12 (11.2%) | 45 | 35 | 74 (20.4%) |
Overt flattery to the patient | 1 (0.9%) | 5 | 5 | 9 (2.5%) |
Total | 107 (100%) | 232 | 165 | 362 (100%) |