Online Kidney Stone Educational Materials Do Not Meet Recommended Readability Standards

Andrew Bergersen, Ismail Khan, Ava C. Wong, Juan Chipollini, Barry D. Weiss, David T. Tzou

Urology Practice · 2020 · 12 citations · 0 references

Abstract

The most commonly accessed websites regarding kidney stones have readability scores above what is comprehensible to the general public, with most exceeding grade level recommendations from the American Medical Association. Websites pertaining to kidney stones need to be simplified to facilitate patient understanding, especially with respect to the treatment and prevention of kidney stones.