Appraisal of Readability in Patient-Facing Resources for the Inspire Hypoglossal Nerve Implant.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Online searches for medical educational material have continued to increase since the Inspire implant system for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea received FDA approval, and over 50,000 patients have undergone device placement as of 2023. Several professional societies, including the American Medical Association (AMA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH), recommend that patient-facing materials be written at or below a sixth-grade reading level. A review was conducted to evaluate the readability, quality, and transparency of online educational resources concerning the Inspire implant.

Methods

Fifty websites were identified through a popular search engine and categorized as Academic Medical Center Websites (AMC), Health Journalism/Media Websites (HJ/M), Other

SUBMITTER: Abell BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12781087 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature