Readability of Patient Educational Materials in Sports Medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The internet has become an increasingly popular resource among sports medicine patients seeking injury-related information. Numerous organizations recommend that patient educational materials (PEMs) should not exceed sixth-grade reading level. Despite this, studies have consistently shown the reading grade level (RGL) of PEMs to be too demanding across a range of surgical specialties.

Purpose

To determine the readability of online sports medicine PEMs.

Study design

Cross-sectional study.

Methods

The readability of 363 articles pertaining to sports medicine from 5 leading North American websites was assessed using 8 readability formulas: Flesch-Kincaid Reading Grade Level, Flesch Reading Ease Score, Raygor Estimate, Fry Readability Formula, Simple Mea

SUBMITTER: O Doinn T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9082750 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature