Readability, content, and quality of online patient education materials on preeclampsia

Elizabeth M.S. Lange; Anuj M. Shah; Brian A. Braithwaite; Whitney B. You; Cynthia A. Wong; William A. Grobman; Paloma Toledo

doi:10.3109/10641955.2015.1053607

Readability, content, and quality of online patient education materials on preeclampsia

Elizabeth M.S. Lange^*, Anuj M. Shah, Brian A. Braithwaite, Whitney B. You, Cynthia A. Wong, William A. Grobman, Paloma Toledo

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Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the readability, content, and quality of patient education materials addressing preeclampsia. Methods: Websites of U.S. obstetrics and gynecology residency programs were searched for patient education materials. Readability, content, and quality were assessed. A one-sample t-test was used to evaluate mean readability level compared with the recommended 6th grade reading level. Results: Mean readability levels were higher using all indices (p < 0.001). Content was variable with good website understandability, but poor actionability. Conclusions: The mean readability was above the recommended 6th grade reading level. The content, readability, and actionability of preeclampsia patient education materials should be improved.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	383-390
Number of pages	8
Journal	Hypertension in Pregnancy
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10641955.2015.1053607
State	Published - Jul 3 2015

Keywords

Internet
Preeclampsia
patient education materials
readability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Internal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

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