Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2019
Abstract
Clinicians have role in educating patients and their families about communication disorders. Therefore patient materials must have an appropriate level of readability. Studies are needed that investigate the readability of online patient education materials. This study investigated 30 online patient handouts in English and Spanish using several readability indices. The results indicated that few handouts met the recommended readability levels.
Recommended Citation
Olivera, Astrid; Gallagher, Sarah; and Bitetti, Dana, "Readability Levels of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Online Patient Education Materials in English and Spanish" (2019). Undergraduate Research. 31.
https://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/undergraduateresearch/31