Quality and Readability of Online Health Information on Common Urologic Cancers: Assessing Barriers to Health Literacy in Urologic Oncology.
Julian A GiakasMichael ZaliznyakAbigail Kohut-JacksonMohammad MahmoudLindsay LombardoEric Ballon-LandaZachary HamiltonPublished in: Urology practice (2024)
Despite being of moderate to high quality, online patient education materials related to common urologic cancers are often written at a grade level that exceeds the reading level of an average American adult. This presents as a barrier to online health literacy and calls into question the utility of these resources.