Tom Dobbs|G.E. Neal|Hayley Hutchings|Iain S. Whitaker|James Milton
The Readability of Online Patient Resources for Skin Cancer Treatment
Swansea University|University of Oxford|Swansea University|Morriston Hospital|Swansea University
treatment options skin cancer vary help facilitate decisionmaking process many patients look online resources however general literacy levels population low making many online sources unreadable worsening health inequality therefore identified frequently accessed online patientorientated information relating skin cancer treatment assessed readability top 10 nonsponsored websites skin cancer treatment information identified text analyzed set readability formulae including smog flesch reading ease colemanliao index limitations formulae especially used medical literature provide standardized measure readability across number different sources websites found readability score recommended 6thgrade uk 1112 year old level written collegiate level many people access healthrelated information online however information written appropriate reading level worthless study shown using number standardized validated readability formulae top 10 commonly accessed websites relating skin cancer treatment written recommended 6thgrade level must addressed attention paid well constructed easytoread language order prevent another barrier health equality