Ros Dowse

Summary

Affiliation: Rhodes University
Country: South Africa

Publications

  1. ncbi Development of written information for antiretroviral therapy: comprehension in a Tanzanian population
    Betty Mwingira
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
    Pharm World Sci 29:173-82. 2007
  2. ncbi An illustrated leaflet containing antiretroviral information targeted for low-literate readers: development and evaluation
    Ros Dowse
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
    Patient Educ Couns 85:508-15. 2011
  3. ncbi The evaluation of pharmaceutical pictograms in a low-literate South African population
    R Dowse
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
    Patient Educ Couns 45:87-99. 2001
  4. ncbi Medicine labels incorporating pictograms: do they influence understanding and adherence?
    Ros Dowse
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
    Patient Educ Couns 58:63-70. 2005
  5. ncbi Applicability of the REALM health literacy test to an English second-language South African population
    Ros Dowse
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
    Pharm World Sci 32:464-71. 2010
  6. ncbi Written medicines information for South African HIV/AIDS patients: does it enhance understanding of co-trimoxazole therapy?
    Leila Mansoor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
    Health Educ Res 22:37-48. 2007
  7. ncbi Effect of pictograms on readability of patient information materials
    Leila E Mansoor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
    Ann Pharmacother 37:1003-9. 2003

Collaborators

  • Leila Mansoor
  • Betty Mwingira
  • Leila E Mansoor

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Development of written information for antiretroviral therapy: comprehension in a Tanzanian population
    Betty Mwingira
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
    Pharm World Sci 29:173-82. 2007
    ..To design and develop a simple, easily readable patient information leaflet (PIL) for a commonly used antiretroviral (ARV) regimen and to evaluate its readability and acceptability in a Tanzanian population...
  2. ncbi An illustrated leaflet containing antiretroviral information targeted for low-literate readers: development and evaluation
    Ros Dowse
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
    Patient Educ Couns 85:508-15. 2011
    ..To identify and recommend best practices in this type of information design...
  3. ncbi The evaluation of pharmaceutical pictograms in a low-literate South African population
    R Dowse
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
    Patient Educ Couns 45:87-99. 2001
    ..At the follow-up interview, 20 of the Local pictograms complied with the ANSI criterion of >/=85% comprehension, compared with 11 of the USP pictograms. Respondents indicated an overwhelming preference for the Local pictograms...
  4. ncbi Medicine labels incorporating pictograms: do they influence understanding and adherence?
    Ros Dowse
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
    Patient Educ Couns 58:63-70. 2005
    ..The presence of pictograms was found to contribute positively to both understanding of instructions and adherence...
  5. ncbi Applicability of the REALM health literacy test to an English second-language South African population
    Ros Dowse
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
    Pharm World Sci 32:464-71. 2010
    ..To investigate health literacy in an English second language population using the REALM test, to evaluate its appropriateness and to compare health literacy between four different education categories...
  6. ncbi Written medicines information for South African HIV/AIDS patients: does it enhance understanding of co-trimoxazole therapy?
    Leila Mansoor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
    Health Educ Res 22:37-48. 2007
    ..3%) and the group who received the longer, text-only PIL (50.9%). This study reinforces the value of providing patients with an appropriately designed PIL to inform appropriate medicine-taking behaviour...
  7. ncbi Effect of pictograms on readability of patient information materials
    Leila E Mansoor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
    Ann Pharmacother 37:1003-9. 2003
    ..A clear preference for the materials incorporating pictograms was expressed. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of pictograms had a positive effect in the acquisition and comprehension of drug information...