Online patient resources for deceased donor and live donor kidney recipients: a comparative analysis of readability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Internet has extensive resources for kidney transplantation recipients. Half of the population reads below a seventh-grade level. Previous studies showed that living donor recipients have higher health literacy rates compared with deceased donor recipients. There has been no study comparing the readability of online living donor recipient materials versus deceased donor recipient materials.

Methods

Analysis was performed using eight readability scales on the top 10 websites for live donor and deceased donor kidney transplantation. Analysis was performed through the Readability Studio Software. USA reading grade level was determined for each site.

Results

Overall, the mean reading level for the living donor materials was 12.54 (range 9.2-17) and for the

SUBMITTER: Zhou EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6070074 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature