Asad Choudhry|Yaser M. K. Baghdadi|Amy E. Wagie|Elizabeth B. Habermann|Stephanie F. Heller|Donald H. Jenkins|Daniel C. Cullinane|Martin D. Zielinski
Readability of discharge summaries: with what level of information are we dismissing our patients?
Mayo Clinic|Mayo Clinic|Mayo Clinic in Arizona|Mayo Clinic in Arizona|Mayo Clinic|Mayo Clinic|Marshfield Clinic|Mayo Clinic
assessed health literacy trauma discharge summaries hypothesize written higherthanrecommended grade levelsthe fleschkincaid grade level fkgl flesch reading ease scores fres 2 universally accepted scales evaluating readability medical information useda total 497 patients included mean patient age 56 22 years average fkgl fres 10 1 44 7 including 132 summaries classified fairly difficult read total 204 65 patients functional reading skills grade levels fkgl dismissal note 74 patients 24 reading skills adequately comprehend dismissal summary total 30day readmissions 40 65 patients inadequate literacy dismissal summary comprehensionpatient discharge notes written advanced educational level ensure patient comprehension dismissal notes rewritten 6thgrade level