牙髓病患者教育材料的可读性。
Readability of educational materials for endodontic patients.
机构信息
Bozeman Endodontics PLLC, Bozeman, MT, USA.
出版信息
J Endod. 2010 Oct;36(10):1703-6. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.07.005.
INTRODUCTION
Vocabulary and writing style have been shown to affect the readability of patient-education materials. Readability is generally defined as the ease of understanding or comprehension because of the style of writing. Microsoft Word software (Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, WA) can quantify and report readability statistics, providing both the Flesch Reading Ease score and the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score of selected documents.
METHODS
This study evaluated the readability of 22 endodontic patient education web sites and 15 endodontic patient education brochures. The web sites and brochures were arbitrarily selected based on availability, reputation of the source, and relevance to endodontic patients.
RESULTS
The Flesch Reading Ease score and the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score were determined for the 37 selected materials. The Flesch Reading Ease scores varied between 44.4 and 76.6, and the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level scores ranged between 4.5 and 10.6.
CONCLUSIONS
These findings remind practitioners that some patients may have difficulty reading some endodontic educational materials.
简介
词汇和写作风格已被证明会影响患者教育材料的可读性。可读性通常是指由于写作风格而易于理解或理解的程度。Microsoft Word 软件（Microsoft Corporation，Bellevue，WA）可以量化和报告可读性统计信息，提供选定文档的 Flesch 阅读舒适度得分和 Flesch-Kincaid 年级水平得分。
方法
本研究评估了 22 个牙髓病患者教育网站和 15 个牙髓病患者教育手册的可读性。根据可用性、来源声誉和与牙髓病患者的相关性，随机选择了这些网站和手册。
结果
确定了 37 种选定材料的 Flesch 阅读舒适度得分和 Flesch-Kincaid 年级水平得分。Flesch 阅读舒适度得分在 44.4 到 76.6 之间，Flesch-Kincaid 年级水平得分在 4.5 到 10.6 之间。
结论
这些发现提醒医生注意，一些患者可能难以阅读某些牙髓病教育材料。
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