Table 2 The mean score for each of the PEMAT-P item
Item # | Item | Item score | |
|---|---|---|---|
mean | SD | ||
UNDERSTANDABILITY | 73.2% | 15.4% | |
TOPIC: CONTENT | |||
1 | The material makes its purpose completely evident from the beginning | 0.99 | 0.11 |
2 | The material does not include information or content that distracts from its purpose | 0.66 | 0.48 |
TOPIC: WORD CHOICE & STYLE | |||
3 | The material uses common, everyday language | 0.6 | 0.49 |
4 | Medical terms are defined when they are used | 0.46 | 0.5 |
TOPIC: USE OF NUMBERS | |||
5 | Numbers appearing in the material are clear and easy to understand | 0.99 | 0.11 |
6 | The material does not expect the user to perform calculations | 0.82 | 0.39 |
TOPIC: ORGANIZATION | |||
7 | The material breaks or “chunks” information into short sections | 0.83 | 0.38 |
8 | The material’s sections have informative headers | 0.94 | 0.24 |
9 | The material presents information in a logical sequence | 0.69 | 0.47 |
10 | The material provides a summary | 0.16 | 0.37 |
TOPIC: LAYOUT & DESIGN | |||
11 | The material uses visual cues (e.g., arrows, boxes, bullets, bold, larger font, highlighting) to draw attention to key points | 0.82 | 0.39 |
TOPIC: USE OF VISUAL AIDS | |||
14 | The material uses visual aids whenever they could make content more easily understood (e.g., illustration of healthy portion size) | 0.76 | 0.43 |
15 | The material’s visual aids reinforce rather than distract from the content | 0.96 | 0.2 |
16 | The material’s visual aids have clear titles or captions | 0.63 | 0.49 |
17 | The material uses illustrations and photographs that are clear and uncluttered | 0.71 | 0.46 |
18 | The material uses simple tables with short and clear row and column headings | 0.92 | 0.28 |
ACTIONABILITY | 62.6% | 25.4% | |
19 | The material clearly identifies at least one action the user can take | 1 | 0.00 |
20 | The material addresses the user directly when describing actions | 0.98 | 0.15 |
21 | The material breaks down any action into explicit steps | 0.53 | 0.5 |
22 | The material provides a tangible tool (e.g., menu planners, checklists) whenever it could help the user take action | 0.45 | 0.5 |
23 | The material provides simple instructions or examples of how to perform calculations | 0.67 | 0.49 |
24 | The material explains how to use the charts, graphs, tables, or diagrams to take actions | 0.36 | 0.48 |
25 | The material uses visual aids whenever they could make it easier to act on the instructions | 0.43 | 0.5 |