Making Primarily Professional Terms More Comprehensible to the Lay Audience

Authors

Sergey Goryachev, Harvard University
Qing Zeng-Treitler, Harvard University
Catherine Arnott Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Allen C. Browne, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Guy Divita, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Alla Keselman, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Gondy Leroy, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow
Rosa Figueroa, Harvard University

Document Type

Poster

Department

Information Systems and Technology (CGU)

Publication Date

2008

Disciplines

Databases and Information Systems

Abstract

Certain texts, such as clinical reports and clinical trial records, are written by professionals for professionals while being increasingly accessed by lay people. To improve the comprehensibility of such documents to the lay audience, we conducted a pilot study to analyze terms used primarily by health professionals, and explore ways to make them more comprehensible to lay people.

Rights Information

© 2008 Sergey Goryachev, Qing Zeng-Treitler, Catherine Arnott Smith, Allen Browne, Guy Divita, Alla Keselman, Gondy Leroy, and Rosa Figueroa

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Recommended Citation

S. Goryachev, Q. Zeng-Treitler, C. Arnott-Smith, A. Browne, G. Divita, A. Keselman, G. Leroy, and R. Figueroa, "Making Primarily Professional Terms More Comprehensible to the Lay Audience," American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium, Washington DC, November 8-12, 2008.