Background The recommended readability of online health education materials is at or
below the sixth-to eighth-grade level. Nevertheless, more than a decade of research has …

Background Online patient education materials (OPEMs) are an increasingly popular
resource for women seeking information about breast cancer. The AMA recommends written …

Purpose To develop a standardized method to improve readability of orthopaedic patient
education materials (PEMs) without diluting their critical content by reducing the use of …

Background: The Internet has become a popular source of health information for patients
and their families. Healthcare experts recommend that the readability of online education …

Background A growing number of patients use the internet to learn about their conditions
and management options, but there may exist a disconnect between the readability of online …

Background The transgender patient population is expanding, and gender affirming surgery
(GAS) volume is increasing. Accurate, comprehensive, and easily navigable resources on …

Purpose Orthopaedic patient education materials (PEMs) have repeatedly been shown to be
well above the recommended reading level by the National Institute of Health and American …

Hypothesis Lateral epicondylitis (LE), also known as “tennis elbow,” is a common orthopedic
tendinosis of the elbow that affects between 1% and 3% of the overall population. LE occurs …

Study design Cross-sectional analysis of patient educational materials from top pediatric
orthopedic hospital websites. Objective To assess the readability of online educational …

Purpose To examine the overall reading levels of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
online patient education materials (OPEMs) written in English and Spanish. Methods We …