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Original Article

Readability and Suitability of Online Uveitis Patient Education Materials

Saima Khana Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USAView further author information
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Jared Moona Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USAView further author information
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Cole A. Martina Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USAView further author information
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Eileen Bowdena Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USAView further author information
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Judy Chenb Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USAView further author information
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Edmund Tsuib Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7532-9191View further author information
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Eric Crowella Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 29 Nov 2022, Accepted 12 Apr 2023, Published online: 05 May 2023
 
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ABSTRACT

Purpose

This study assesses readability, suitability, and accountability of online uveitis patient education materials (PEMs).

Methods

Two uveitis specialists reviewed the top 10 websites on Google for keyword “uveitis,” with a PubMed review control. Readability was assessed using an online calculator, suitability using the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) tool, and accountability using JAMA benchmarks.

Results

The mean SAM score was 21.05, indicating that websites were on average adequately suitable to educate patients. WebMD Uveitis website scored the highest at 25.5, while allaboutvision.org scored the lowest at 18.0. The average Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) score was 44.0 (95% CI: 34.2, 53.8). The average reading grade score was 11.0 (95% CI: 9.4, 12.6). WebMD Uveitis page scored highest on readability. The average accountability score among sites was 2.36 out of 4.

Conclusions

Uveitis websites are only adequately suitable as PEMs, and all are above the recommended reading level. Uveitis specialists should advise patients on quality of online PEMs.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.

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