Table 4 Median readability scores for BOS and AAO PILs
From: A quality assessment of orthodontic patient information leaflets
Leaflet source | Readability tool | Median | IQR |
|---|---|---|---|
BOS (N = 21) | Flesch Reading Ease | 73.1 | 71.5–76 |
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | 6.3 | 5.9–6.9 | |
SMOG index | 6.7 | 6.4–7.2 | |
AAO (N = 15) | Flesch Reading Ease | 50.8 | 46–56.1 |
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | 10.1 | 9.1–11.5 | |
SMOG index | 9.3 | 8.9–10.7 |