Assessing Readability: Are Urogynecologic Patient Education Materials at an Appropriate Reading Level?

Conclusions All assessed AUGS and IUGA patient information English documents had readability scores above National Institutes of Health–recommended reading level. Spanish IUGA documents were written at a lower reading level than their English counterparts. To best meet patient education needs, future materials development should emphasize readability and utilization of plain language best practices.
Source: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery - Category: OBGYN Tags: AUGS Special Issue Submissions Source Type: research