scholarly journals Readability Assessment of Oculoplastic Surgery Patient Education Materials

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Haaris M Khan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
Difficult Patient ◽  
Multifaceted Approach ◽  
Patient Education Material ◽  
Education Material ◽  
Surgery Patient ◽  
Readability Assessment

Our study found that the majority of websites analyzed contained patient education material that was at a reading level much higher than recommended for the general public. Difficult patient education material can lead to misinterpretation of health information which can negatively affect patient care. We suggest a multifaceted approach in order to ensure patients are able to comprehend complex medical information and feel comfortable making decisions about treatment options

Assessment of the Readability of Online Patient Education Material from Major Canadian Pediatric Associations (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Man ◽  
Courtney van Ballegooie
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
Pediatric Society ◽  
Word Analysis ◽  
Education Material ◽  
Preventative Health ◽  
Grade Reading Level ◽  
Online Patient Education

BACKGROUND Online patient education materials (PEMs) are frequently written above the recommended reading level in North America. Poor PEM readability limits the accessibility of medical information to individuals with average to lower literacy levels. Pediatric hospital and association websites have not only been shown to be a preferred source of information among caregivers but have also become a necessity in the COVID-19 pandemic. The readability of Canadian pediatric association websites has not yet been assessed quantitatively. OBJECTIVE To assess the readability of online Canadian pediatric association PEMs to determine if the content of the material is written at a reading level that the majority of Canadians can understand. METHODS PEMs were extracted from ten Canadian pediatric associations and evaluated for their reading level using ten validated readability scales. Associations underwent a difficult word analysis and cross association comparisons were assessed. RESULTS Online PEMs were identified from three pediatric association websites, where the grade reading level was found to be 8.8 +/- 1.8 for the Caring for Kids website, 9.5 +/- 2.2 for the Pediatric Endocrine Group website and 13.1 +/- 2.1 for the Atlantic Pediatric Society website. The difficulty word analysis identified that 19.9% of words were unfamiliar overall. CONCLUSIONS The online PEMs were found to be written above the recommended seventh grade reading level for Canadians. Consideration should be made to create PEMs at an appropriate grade reading level for both patients and their caregivers to encourage health literacy and ultimately promote preventative health behaviours and child health outcomes.

Assessment of Canadian patient education material for oncology pharmaceutics

2020 ◽  
pp. 107815522096082
Author(s):  
Courtney van Ballegooie
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
Plain Text ◽  
Patient Education Material ◽  
Education Material ◽  
Low Health Literacy ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
Canadian Patient

Introduction Health literacy is an individual’s ability to access, understand, and utilize information in order to create an informed decision regarding their health. Readability plays an integral role in health literacy as complex health information may be inaccessible to those with low health literacy. The aim of this study is to determine the readability of Canadian patient education material (PEM) for oncology related pharmaceutics. Methods Eighty PEMs from Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) and BC Cancer (BCC) were evaluated for their reading level using a Ford, Caylor, Sticht (FORCAST) analysis. Twenty therapies were then randomly selected and converted to plain text to be analyzed further using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL), the Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) Index, the Coleman-Liau Index (CLI), and the Gunning Fog Index (GFI). Results Both PEMs from CCO and BCC were above the recommended reading level with PEMs from CCO, on average, requiring a higher reading level. Within the text, the section which describes side effects was found to be the most complex section of the representative PEMs from BCC. PEMs from BCC which described antibody-based therapies were, on average, more difficult to read than small molecule-based therapies regardless from which section the PEM was being analyzed. These observations were not seen in CCO PEMs. Conclusions Overall, online PEMs from major Canadian cancers associations were written above the recommended reading level. Consideration should be given to revision of these materials, with emphasis on the therapies’ side effects, to allow for greater comprehension amongst a wider target audience.

Health Literacy: Readability of ACC/AHA Online Patient Education Material

Cardiology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 138 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karan Kapoor ◽  
Praveen George ◽  
Matthew C. Evans ◽  
Weldon J. Miller ◽  
Stanley S. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
Patient Education Material ◽  
Education Material ◽  
Reading Grade Level ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Online Patient Education

Objectives: To determine whether the online patient education material offered by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) is written at a higher level than the 6th-7th grade level recommended by the National Institute of Health (NIH). Methods: Online patient education material from each website was subjected to reading grade level (RGL) analysis using the Readability Studio Professional Edition. One-sample t testing was used to compare the mean RGLs obtained from 8 formulas to the NIH-recommended 6.5 grade level and 8th grade national mean. Results: In total, 372 articles from the ACC website and 82 from the AHA were studied. Mean (±SD) RGLs for the 454 articles were 9.6 ± 2.1, 11.2 ± 2.1, 11.9 ± 1.6, 10.8 ± 1.6, 9.7 ± 2.1, 10.8 ± 0.8, 10.5 ± 2.6, and 11.7 ± 3.5 according to the Flesch-Kincaid grade level (FKGL), Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG Index), Coleman-Liau Index (CLI), Gunning-Fog Index (GFI), New Dale-Chall reading level formula (NDC), FORCAST, Raygor Readability Estimate (RRE), and Fry Graph (Fry), respectively. All analyzed articles had significantly higher RGLs than both the NIH-recommended grade level of 6.5 and the national mean grade level of 8 (p < 0.00625). Conclusions: Patient education material provided on the ACC and AHA websites is written above the NIH-recommended 6.5 grade level and 8th grade national mean reading level. Additional studies are required to demonstrate whether lowering the RGL of this material improves outcomes among patients with cardiovascular disease.

scholarly journals READING LEVEL OF PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIAL ON INFERTILITY CLINIC WEBSITES IS ABOVE NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. e26
Author(s):  
Holly Mehr ◽  
Victoria Lee ◽  
Tia Jackson-Bey ◽  
Christopher Herndon ◽  
Molly M. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
Patient Education Material ◽  
Education Material

Readability Assessment of Patient Education Material Published by German-Speaking Associations of Urology

2017 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Betschart ◽  
Valentin Zumstein ◽  
Omar Hasan Ali ◽  
Hans-Peter Schmid ◽  
Dominik Abt
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Patient Education Material ◽  
Education Material ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Readability Assessment
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