Assessing the Readability of Anesthesia-Related Patient Education Materials from Major Anesthesiology Organizations

Table 2

Readability assessment scores of patient education materials from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Category	CLI	NDC	FKGL	FCS	Fry	G-FOG	NFC	SMOG
Background	14.1	11-12	12.7	11.6	17	14.3	8.9	14.6
Critical care	14.8	13-15	14.9	12.2	17	16.3	13	15.2
Geriatrics	12.4	11-12	11.7	11.1	16	13.5	7.3	14.2
Obstetrics	11.1	9-10	10.9	11	12	11.9	8.3	12.8
Pain Mgmt	13.4	11-12	12.2	11.4	15	12.4	7.8	14
Pediatrics	12.7	9-10	11.5	10.9	14	13.4	9.4	13.5

Pain Mgmt: pain management; CLI: Coleman-Liau; NDC: New Dale-Chall; FKGL: Flesch Kincaid; FCS: FORCAST; G-FOG: Gunning FOG; NFC: New Fog Count; SMOG: Simple Measure of Gobbledygook. All articles were accessed June 2021.