Patient Education Materials Found via Google Search for Shoulder Arthroscopy Are Written at Too-High of a Reading Level

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the quality and correlation of readability on actionability and understandability of shoulder arthroscopy-related patient education materials (PEMs) found via a routine Google search.

Methods

Two independent authors performed an online Google search with the term “shoulder arthroscopy.” The first 5 pages of search results were then screened for PEMs. Journal articles, news articles, nontext materials, and unrelated websites were excluded. The readability of included resources was calculated using objective metrics: Flesch–Kincaid Grade Score, Simple Measure of Gobbledygook index, Coleman–Liau Index, and the Gunning Fog Index. Patient Education Material Assessment Tool for Printed Materials assessed for understandability and actionability. Associations

SUBMITTER: Abdullah Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9402457 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature