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

Table 3

Readability assessment scores of patient education materials from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society, and Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.

Category	CLI	NDC	FKGL	FCS	Fry	G-FOG	NFC	SMOG
ASRA	12.7	11-12	12.6	11	15	14.9	11.1	14.6
ASA	13	11-12	12.3	11.3	16	13.4	8.8	14.2
CAS	12.8	16+	15.5	11	16	15.9	13.3	16.4
SCA	12.7	13-15	15.4	11.1	15	17.9	16.1	16.4

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.