Christopher M Wilson, Sara K Arena, Lori Boright, Nicholas Duplissis, Michael Hilliker, John Krupa
Evaluation of a Physical Therapist-Delivered Technology Literacy Algorithm and Protocol for Older Adults: A Pilot Study
Cureus
crosssectional study design utilized evaluate readability patient education materials newborn hearing screen google major institutions top 55 websites google search failed newborn hearing screen websites major institutions us news world report ranked top 10 childrens hospitals top 5 pediatric otolaryngology fellowships ranked doximity residency navigator centers disease control american academy pediatrics american academy otolaryngologyhead neck surgery compiled text website edited remove extraneous text readability grade calculated using fleschkincaid grade level fkgl flesch reading ease score gunningfog index gfi simple measure gobbledygook smog colemanliau index automated readability index intra interobserver reliability assessed 26 websites google 29 websites major institutions evaluated google provideroriented websites n 2 difficult read patientoriented websites n 24 statistical significance fkgl p 0001 gfi p 0013 smog p 0001 major institutions half reading level exceeded average american adult average fkgl 971 269 intra interobserver reliability excellent intraclass correlation coefficient readability tool 0950 p 0001 online patient education materials newborn hearing screen may difficult average reader revisions materials redirection readable online resources may necessary benefit inclusive patient population