"The Smokers Guide to Better Health"

Paper Summary:

The paper evaluates the Marquette General Hospital's (MGH) pamphlet titled "The Smokers Guide to Better Health" with a focus on the pamphlet's publisher, lay-out, content, quality, readability, literacy level, clarity, usefulness, cultural sensitivity and competence, self-care management hints and appropriateness. The paper posits that although this pamphlet is well constructed for the target audience, the lack of recent updates to the educational material is a serious deficiency. The paper therefore concludes that this pamphlet should not be used to provide patient education.

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Audience
Evaluation
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"Due to the regional nature of the MGH, a precise identification of the population that uses MGH's services cannot be determined. For the purpose of this evaluation the population demographics for the county in which the facility is located will be used. MGH is located in Marquette County, Michigan. Marquette County is comprised of 64,634 residents (32,457- male / 32,177- female) (U.S. Census Bureau [USCB], 2004). The primary ethnic groups of Marquette County are; Caucasian - 95.1%, Asian - 1.5%, African American - 1.3% and Hispanic - 0.7% (USCB, 2004). In Marquette County 99.6% residences speak English (USCB, 2004). Of the 64,634 Marquette County residents 49,584 residences have obtained a high school degree and 15,846 residents have obtained a bachelor's degree or higher (USCB, 2004). According to the CDC, the United States Smoking population is comprised of 55% men and 45% women (CDC, 2005). This same study indicated individuals who are female, Hispanic or less educated have a higher prevalence of smoking (CDC, 2005)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005). Annual smoking-attributable mortality, years of potential life lost and economic costs. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 54 (43), 625-628.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2005). Cigarette Smoking Among Adults. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 55(44), 1121-1124.
• Jackson, K. C., Nahoopii, P., Pharmd, R., Qayyim, S., Riad, D., & Brixner, D. et al. (2007). An Employer-Based Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Novel Pharmacotherapy Agent for Smoking Cessation. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 49(4), 453-460.
• Joyce, S., Oberer, J., Dobbing, J., & Mitchel, D. (1998). Understanding Learning Styles. Journal of Nursing Staff Development, 14(1), 41-46.
• Marquette General Health System (2008). Your Regional Medical Center. Retrieved February 27, 2009, from http://www.mgh.org/welcome2.html

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