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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of online patient education materials for
rehabilitation following neurological surgery.
METHODS: Materials were obtained
from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), U.S.
National Library of Medicine (NLM), American Occupational Therapy Association
(AOTA), and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). After removing
unnecessary formatting, the readability of each site was assessed using the
Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level evaluations with Microsoft
Office Word software. RESULTS: The average values of the Flesch Reading Ease and
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level were 41.5 and 11.8, respectively, which are well
outside the recommended reading levels for the average American. Moreover, no
online section was written below a ninth grade reading level. CONCLUSION: Evaluations of several websites from the NINDS, NLM, AOTA, and AAOS demonstrated
that their reading levels were higher than that of the average American. Improved
readability might be beneficial for patient education. Ultimately, increased
patient comprehension may correlate to positive clinical outcomes.

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