Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorAvşar, Pınar Aydoğan
dc.contributor.authorKocaman, Orhan
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:00:50Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:00:50Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: The readability level of a written text is directly related to how well the text is understood.There are precise formulas that may be used to test readability objectively. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the readability of the ADHD medication package inserts that are presently in use in Turkey. Methods: 23 medication package inserts for ADHD in total were categorized based on their types. The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (https://www.titck.gov.tr/kubkt) provided the most updated package leaflets for the medications in these categories. The Ateşman and Bezirci-Yılmaz readability formulae, which are relevant to Turkish texts, were used to assess package inserts. Results: The Ateşman reading score was calculated to be 72.2 (7-8th grade) on average. The Bezirci-Yılmaz formula has a reading level equivalent to grades 7-8, which corresponds to the primary school level. Based on the 2022 TUIK data in Turkey, it was found that the reading level was suitable for the average education level, except for the SNRI group (high school level). Conclusion: Given the aforementioned information, we maintain the viewpoint that pharmaceutical package inserts for psychiatric medications ought to ideally contain content written at the level of a primary school (7-8th grade).
dc.identifier.doi10.30565/medalanya.1451435
dc.identifier.endpage55
dc.identifier.issn2587-0319
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage50
dc.identifier.trdizinid1243645
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1243645
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.30565/medalanya.1451435
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/3748
dc.identifier.volume8
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofActa Medica Alanya
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TR-Dizin_20260121
dc.subjectEducation level
dc.subjectADHD
dc.subjectreadability
dc.subjectdrug package insert
dc.titleAnalysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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