Aponte Judith, Tejada Karen, Figueroa Kelin
Nursing Department, Hunter College, New York, New York, USA.
CUNY Institute of Health Equity, New York, USA.
Hisp Health Care Int. 2025 Jun;23(2):107-122. doi: 10.1177/15404153241286720. Epub 2024 Oct 3.
Because there is limited online health information in Spanish and it is critical to raise health literacy among Spanish-speaking people, it is essential to assess the readability level of Spanish material. This systematic review included all articles published up to January 3, 2024, and used the CINAHL, MEDLINE, and PubMed databases. The objective was to include the body of knowledge on published articles on the readability levels of Spanish-language, web-based health information intended for lay audiences. There were 27 articles in the final review. Within these articles, 11 tools were used in the Spanish language text. Of the tools, INFLESZ was the most frequently used and the FRY formula, Flesch-Szigriszt Index, and Flesch Formula Index were least used. Most materials (85.2%) reported readability levels of online Spanish information above the 8 grade reading level. The findings show the lack of internet-based Spanish language health information and materials at a recommended (e.g., 5 to 8 grade) reading level. More research is needed to determine which readability tests are more accurate for calculating the readability of Spanish web health information.
由于西班牙语的在线健康信息有限，提高讲西班牙语人群的健康素养至关重要，因此评估西班牙语材料的可读性水平至关重要。这项系统综述纳入了截至2024年1月3日发表的所有文章，并使用了CINAHL、MEDLINE和PubMed数据库。目的是纳入已发表文章中关于面向普通受众的西班牙语网络健康信息可读性水平的知识体系。最终综述中有27篇文章。在这些文章中，11种工具被用于西班牙语文本。其中，INFLESZ使用最为频繁，而FRY公式、弗莱施-齐格里斯zt指数和弗莱施公式指数使用最少。大多数材料（85.2%）报告称在线西班牙语信息的可读性水平高于八年级阅读水平。研究结果表明，缺乏推荐阅读水平（如五至八年级）的基于互联网的西班牙语健康信息和材料。需要更多研究来确定哪些可读性测试在计算西班牙语网络健康信息的可读性方面更准确。
