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Literacy analysis of National Comprehensive Cancer Network patient guidelines for the most common malignancies in the United States
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cancer information critical interest public national comprehensive cancer network nccn offers series comprehensive patient guidelines management common cancer diagnoses study aimed assessing health literacy demands nccn patient guidelines common malignancies united statesthe american cancer societys common malignancies annual incidence united states corresponding nccn patient guidelines identified four validated tools used evaluate literacy levels 1 simple measure gobbledygook 2 peter mosenthal irwin kirsch readability formula pmoseikirsch 3 patient education materials assessment tool pemat 4 clear communication index centers disease control prevention cdcthe average reading grade level 103 higher recommended 6thgrade level average pmoseikirsch score 11 corresponded moderate complexity required collegelevel education interpretation 1 tool pemat yielded scores benchmarks highquality materials pemats understandability actionability overall scores 94 83 91 respectively average cdc index 85 recommended 90 appropriate health literacy demandoverall assessment indicates high demand scores readability complexity nccn patient guidelines thus materials quite suitable general us adult population input patient focus groups address appropriateness usefulness critical cancer 201812476974 2017 american cancer society