Claudia Capellari, Letícia Gross Herrmann, Dagmar Elaine Kaiser, Joel Rolim Mancia
Potentialities and difficulties in nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista gaucha de enfermagem
online resources valuable source information patients reported improve engagement adherence medical care however readability online patient educational materials opems crucial serve intended purpose american medical association ama recommends opem written sixth grade reading level avoid disparities access comprehensible health information peripheral artery disease pad imperative readability pad opem appropriate englishspeaking spanishspeaking patients aim study evaluate readability pad opem spanish compare englishlanguage opem conducted google search english spanish using peripheral arterial disease enfermedad arterial periferica respectively top 25 patientaccessible articles collected articles categorized source type hospital professional society readability englishlanguage opem measured using flesch reading ease readability formula automated readability index colemanliau index fleschkincaid grade level gunning fog linsear write formula simple measure gobbledygook index readability spanish opem measured using fernndezhuerta index ndice fleschszigriszt scale readability articles compared ama recommendation english spanishlanguage across sources using statistical tests appropriate data opem professional societies represented fewest number english n 7 28 spanishlanguage n 6 24 articles englishspeaking n 18 72 spanishlanguage n 20 80 opem considered difficult measured flesch reading ease readability formula fernndezhuerta index respectively significantly differ languages p 059 significant differences average readability readability measurements across sources hospital professional society average readability grade levels englishspeaking spanishlanguage opem significantly higher sixth grade reading level p 001 3 6 opem met ama recommended reading level significant difference englishlanguage spanishlanguage opem p 10 nearly spanishlanguage englishlanguage pad opem assessed written reading grade level higher recommended ama significant difference readability materials hospitals professional societies prevent widening health disparities related literacy health content creators particularly hospitals professional societies prioritize develop ensure englishlanguage spanishlanguage patient education materials written level appropriate public