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Readability of Online Patient Educational Resources Found on NCI-Designated Cancer Center Web Sites
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background nih department health human services recommend online patient information opi written sixth grade level used panel readability analyses assess opi ncidesignated cancer center ncidcc web sites methods cancergov used identify 68 ncidcc web sites collected general opi opi specific breast prostate lung colon cancers text analyzed 10 commonly used readability tests new dalechall readability formula flesch reading ease scale fleschkinaid grade level forcast scale fry readability graph simple measure gobbledygook test gunning frequency gobbledygook index new fog count raygor readability estimate graph colemanliau index tested hypothesis readability ncidcc opi written sixth grade level secondary analyses performed compare readability opi comprehensive noncomprehensive centers region opi produced american cancer society acs results mean 30507 words 40 comprehensive 18 noncomprehensive ncidccs analyzed 7 nonclinical 3 without appropriate opi excluded using composite grade level score mean readability score 1246 ie college level 95 ci 12131279 significantly greater target grade level 6 middleschool p001 difference comprehensive noncomprehensive centers identified regional differences identified 4 10 readability metrics p05 acs opi provides easier language seventh ninth grade level across tests p01 conclusions opi ncidcc web sites complex recommended average patient