Evaluation of Understandability and Actionability of Patient Education Materials

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Japanese version of The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) - Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Japanese version of The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000042989

Enrollment

1576

Registered

2021-01-13

Start date

2021-06-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Patient education materials

Interventions

Intervention group for validation of PEMAT-P: the participants are provided with printable patient education material with high PEMAT scores. We used leaflets that promote healthy eating habits. Con

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The eligibility criteria for the participants were men and women who use Japanese as a native language. In the PEMAT-P, participants aged 18 to 69 years were included, and in the PEMAT-A/V, participants aged 60 to 79 years were included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded if they had experience in health care; were restricted from practicing the action recommended in the materials due to illness or injury.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Understandability and actionability of the patient education materials: After viewing the material, the participants rated the understandability and actionability of the material using a ten-point Likert scale from 1 to 10. The participants scored the items as 1 if they completely disagreed with the content of the item (if the material was understandable/actionable) and 10 if they completely agreed with it.	—

Measure

Time frame

Understandability and actionability of the patient education materials: After viewing the material, the participants rated the understandability and actionability of the material using a ten-point Likert scale from 1 to 10. The participants scored the items as 1 if they completely disagreed with the content of the item (if the material was understandable/actionable) and 10 if they completely agreed with it.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Stages of behavioral change and perceived self-efficacy	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactEmi Furukawa

School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo Department of Health Communication

efurukawa-tho@umin.ac.jp03-5800-9754

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026