Online Patient Education Materials for Pediatric Septic Arthritis Exceed Recommended Reading Levels: A Readability Analysis
Nearly half of the top hospitals lacked PEMs on pediatric septic arthritis, and available content largely exceeded recommended readability. Adoption of plain-language guidelines, external audits, or artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted editing may enhance accessibility and equity.
Authors
- Mark Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6847-5593)
- Madison C Blackwell
- Nicholas J Pettinelli
Institutions
- Children's Hospital at Saint Francis (US)
- Saint Francis Health System (US)
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.101617
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00