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A standardised method for improving patient education material readability for orthopaedic trauma patients.
Marshall, Samuel; Hanish, Stefan J; Baumann, John; Groneck, Andrew; DeFroda, Steven.
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  • Marshall S; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • Hanish SJ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • Baumann J; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • Groneck A; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • DeFroda S; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Musculoskeletal Care ; 22(1): e1869, 2024 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38367003
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

While the National Institutes of Health and American Medical Association recommend patient education materials (PEMs) should be written at the sixth-grade reading level or below, many patient education materials related to traumatic orthopaedic injuries do not meet these recommendations. The purpose of this study is to create a standardised method for enhancing the readability of trauma-related orthopaedic PEMs by reducing the use of ≥ three syllable words and reducing the use of sentences >15 words in length. We hypothesise that applying this standardized method will significantly improve the objective readability of orthopaedic trauma PEMs.

METHODS:

A patient education website was queried for PEMs relevant to traumatic orthopaedic injuries. Orthopaedic trauma PEMs included (N = 40) were unique, written in a prose format, and <3500 words. PEM statistics, including scores for seven independent readability formulae, were determined for each PEM before and after applying this standard method.

RESULTS:

All PEMs had significantly different readability scores when comparing original and edited PEMs (p < 0.01). The mean Flesch Kincaid Grade Level of the original PEMs (10.0 ± 1.0) was significantly higher than that of edited PEMs (5.8 ± 1.1) (p < 0.01). None of the original PEMs met recommendations of a sixth-grade reading level compared with 31 (77.5%) of edited PEMs.

CONCLUSIONS:

This standard method that reduces the use of ≥ three syllable words and <15 word sentences has been shown to significantly reduce the reading-grade level of PEMs for traumatic orthopaedic injuries. Improving the readability of PEMs may lead to enhanced health literacy and improved health outcomes.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ortopedia / Alfabetización en Salud Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Musculoskeletal Care Asunto de la revista: FISIOLOGIA / ORTOPEDIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ortopedia / Alfabetización en Salud Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Musculoskeletal Care Asunto de la revista: FISIOLOGIA / ORTOPEDIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido