Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
Head Neck. 2013 Oct;35(10):1421-5. doi: 10.1002/hed.23157. Epub 2012 Sep 13.
Published guidelines recommend written health information be written at or below the sixth-grade level. We evaluate the readability of online materials related to thyroid surgery.
Thyroid surgery materials were evaluated using Flesch Reading Ease Score (FRES), Flesch Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL), Gunning Frequency of Gobbledygook (GFOG), and Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG).
Thirty-one documents were evaluated. FRES scores ranged from 29.3 to 67.8 (possible range = 0 to 100), and averaged 50.5. FKGL ranged from 6.9 to 14.9 (possible range = 3 to 12), and averaged 10.4. SMOG scores ranged from 11.8 to 14.5 (possible range = 3 to 19), and averaged 13.0. GFOG scores ranged from 10.6 to 18.0 (possible range = 3 to 19), and averaged 13.5.
Readability scores for online thyroid surgery materials are higher (i.e., more difficult) than the recommended levels. However, readability is only one aspect of comprehension. Written information should be designed with that fact in mind.
已发布的指南建议将书面健康信息编写为六年级或以下的水平。我们评估了与甲状腺手术相关的在线材料的可读性。
使用 Flesch 阅读容易度得分（FRES）、Flesch-Kincaid 年级水平（FKGL）、Gunning 胡言乱语频率（GFOG）和简单胡言乱语测量（SMOG）评估甲状腺手术材料。
评估了 31 份文件。FRES 分数范围为 29.3 至 67.8（可能范围为 0 至 100），平均为 50.5。FKGL 范围为 6.9 至 14.9（可能范围为 3 至 12），平均为 10.4。SMOG 分数范围为 11.8 至 14.5（可能范围为 3 至 19），平均为 13.0。GFOG 分数范围为 10.6 至 18.0（可能范围为 3 至 19），平均为 13.5。
在线甲状腺手术材料的可读性得分高于（即更难）建议水平。然而，可读性只是理解的一个方面。在设计书面信息时应考虑到这一事实。
