Online Patient Education Materials Related to Lipoprotein(a): Readability Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is a highly proatherogenic lipid fraction that is a clinically significant risk modifier. Patients wanting to learn more about Lp(a) are likely to use online patient educational materials (OPEMs). However, the readability of OPEMs may exceed the health literacy of the public.

Objective

This study aims to assess the readability of OPEMs related to Lp(a). We hypothesized that the readability of these online materials would exceed the sixth grade level recommended by the American Medical Association.

Methods

Using an online search engine, we queried the top 20 search results from 10 commonly used Lp(a)-related search terms to identify a total of 200 websites. We excluded duplicate websites, advertised results, research journal articles,

SUBMITTER: Pearson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8790699 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature