Evaluation of the Readability of the Internet-Based Patient Education Materials Related to Sepsis


HANCI V., Sari N. Z., Sinlik E., BOZTAŞ N., Cirkinoglu G. G., ÖNER Ö.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.33, no.4, pp.360-364, 2022 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.12996/gmj.2022.81
  • Journal Name: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier
  • Page Numbers: pp.360-364
  • Keywords: Sepsis, Flesch Reading Ease Score (FRES), Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL), Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG), Gunning Fog, readability formulas, INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS DEFINITIONS, SEPTIC SHOCK, HEALTH INFORMATION, CLINICAL-CRITERIA, INFORMED-CONSENT, QUALITY, WEB
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Readability gives information about the characteristics of syllables, words and sentences of that language and whether the text is easily understood by the reader at a certain level by presenting some quantitative data about the texts. The aim of our study is to evaluate the readability of English-language patient education materials related to "Sepsis".