Assessing the Readability, Quality, and Characteristics of Online Patient Educational Materials Pertaining to Gender-Affirming Surgery
A significant discrepancy in readability was identified between analyzed websites and the National Institutes of Health/American Medical Association recommendation of a sixth-grade level. Further efforts are necessary to ensure accessible and accurate information is available for patients seeking OPEM related to GAS.
Authors
- Anitesh Bajaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5392-8433)
- Paul Sparks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9541-3366)
- Nikhil Sriram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8396-3063)
- Robert D. Galiano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9552-6483)
- Sammer Marzouk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4250-582X)
- Hannah Soltani
- Fatoumata Sylla
- Abigail Uryga
- Becca Sebree
- Rena A. Li
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Apple (Israel) (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004238
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63