David R. Hansberry|Nitin Agarwal|Sharon F. Gonzales|Stephen R. Baker
Are We Effectively Informing Patients? A Quantitative Analysis of On-Line Patient Education Resources from the American Society of Neuroradiology
h3background purposeh3 ubiquitous use internet public attempt better understand health care requires online resources written appropriate level maximize comprehension average user national institutes health american medical association recommend online patient education resources written thirdtoseventh grade level evaluated readability patient education resources provided web site american society neuroradiology httpwwwasnrorgpatientinfo h3materials methodsh3 patient education material asnr web site society neurointerventional surgery web site downloaded evaluated computer software readability studio professional edition using 10 quantitative readability scales flesch reading ease fleschkincaid grade level simple measure gobbledygook colemanliau index gunning fog index new dalechall forcast formula fry graph raygor reading estimate new fog count unpaired iti test used compare readability level resources available american society neuroradiology society neurointerventional surgery web sites h3resultsh3 20 individual patient education articles written 139 14 grade level 5 written lt11th grade level statistical difference level readability resources american society neuroradiology society neurointerventional surgery web sites h3conclusionsh3 patient education resources web sites fail meet guidelines national institutes health american medical association members public may fail fully understand resources would benefit revisions result comprehensible information cast simpler language