The Readability of AAOS Patient Education Materials: Evaluating the Progress Since 2008

Conclusions: Regardless of the algorithm used, the mean readability levels of AAOS articles are higher than generally recommended. Although the mean Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level was lower in the present study than it was in 2008, a need remains to improve the readability of AAOS patient education articles. Clinical Relevance: Ensuring that online patient education materials are written at an appropriate reading grade level would be expected to improve physician-patient communication.
Source: JBJS - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: The Orthopaedic Forum Source Type: research