Reducing the Use of Complex Words and Reducing Sentence Length to <15 Words Improves Readability of Patient Education Materials Regarding Sports Medicine Knee Injuries
Purpose: To develop a standardized method to improve readability of orthopaedic patient education materials (PEMs) without diluting their critical content by reducing the use of complex words (≥3 syllables) and shortening sentence length to ≤15 words. Methods: OrthoInfo, a patient education website...
Main Authors: | Stefan J. Hanish, B.S., Nathan Cherian, M.D., John Baumann, B.S., Samuel D. Gieg, M.D., M.P.H., Steven DeFroda, M.D., M.Eng. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-02-01
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Series: | Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666061X22001584 |
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