Readability of Patient Education Materials in Plastic Surgery: Assessing 14 Years of Progress
Despite increasing awareness of the need for equitable access to healthcare, PEMs continue to be written at a reading level well above the recommendation. Over the past 14 years, we have seen only modest improvement in readability indices. In addition to advocating for more accessible PEMs, we must gather a deeper understanding of how patients seek information about plastic surgery.
Authors
- Peter J. Wirth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5293-6001)
- Aleah M. Warden
- Steven P. Moura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0797-2211)
- Pradeep K. Attaluri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1913-5752)
- Jeffrey D. Larson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9518-5129)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- University of South Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000006541
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.08