Readability Analysis of Online Breast Cancer Surgery Patient Education Materials from National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers Compared with Top Internet Search Results.
Anna RauziLauren E PowellMcKenzie WhiteSaranya PrathibhaJane Yuet Ching HuiPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2023)
Patient education materials on breast cancer from both NCI-DCC and top Internet search results were written several reading grade levels higher than the NIH recommendation. Materials should be revised to enhance patient comprehension of breast cancer surgical treatment and guide patients in this important decision-making process to ultimately improve health outcomes.
Keyphrases
- health information
- case report
- healthcare
- decision making
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- quality improvement
- social media
- prognostic factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- working memory
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery bypass
- young adults
- acute coronary syndrome
- breast cancer risk
- lymph node metastasis