Are English-language online patient education materials related to breast cancer risk assessment understandable, readable, and actionable?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the readability, understandability, and actionability of online patient education materials (OPEM) related to breast cancer risk assessment.

Material and methods

We queried seven English-language search terms related to breast cancer risk assessment: breast cancer high-risk, breast cancer risk factors, breast cancer family history, BRCA, breast cancer risk assessment, Tyrer-Cuzick, and Gail model. Websites were categorized as: academic/hospital-based, commercial, government, non-profit or academic based on the organization hosting the site. Grade-level readability of qualifying websites and categories was determined using readability metrics and generalized estimating equations based on written content only. Readability scores were compared to the recomme

SUBMITTER: Lamb LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8665407 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature