Perbinder Grewal|Swethan Alagaratnam
The quality and readability of colorectal cancer information on the internet
Queen Alexandra Hospital|Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
patients rapidly access internet young people using mobile access healthrelated information aim study assess readability quality colorectal disease websites colorectal cancerwe searched google yahoo bing colorectal cancer readability assessed using flesch reading ease score fres fleschkincaid grade fkg gunning fog index gfi lida tool discern instrument used measure design content health information internet subgroup analysis performed websites certified honcode information standard noncertified websitesthe mean fres 563 mean fkg 69 mean gfi 95 equivalent time magazine mean lida tool overall score 856 mean discern instrument 522 95 ci 45594this study shows colorectal cancer websites readable potentially unreliable government certified sites superior noncertified sites improvements required provide patients reliable information make informed decisions medical treatments propose national cancer services develop reliable easily readable information regarding diagnosis investigation colorectal cancer site provide adequate information regarding treatment options importantly treatment option would affect patients quality life clinicians provide websites patients consultations allow patient fully informed