The Índice Flesch-Szigriszt and Spanish Lexile Analyzer to evaluate Spanish patient education materials in otolaryngology.

摘要: OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Evaluate the reading difficulty of Spanish patient education materials using validated Indice Flesch-Szigriszt (INFLESZ) and Lexile Analyzer, to identify relationships between English readability formulas. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis. METHODS All otolaryngology-related articles written in from health libraries top 10 US News & World Report-ranked hospitals, Doximity-ranked otolaryngology residencies, American Academy Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery website, National Library Medicine online section on ears, nose throat were collected. Reading was assessed INFLESZ Analyzer. Additional assessments included traditional tools: Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Flesch Ease Score, Simple Measure Gobbledygook score. RESULTS A total 497 reviewed. The average score for all 57.75, which is considered normal requires ability a student who finished Escuela Secundaria Obligatoria or 10th grade equivalent United States. measure 1062L, level 6th 12th grade. tools calculated more difficult compared when performed same text. CONCLUSIONS Current may be too Spanish-speaking reader understand. Future improvements warranted improve educational increase literacy. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE NA. Laryngoscope, 128:E21-E26, 2018.