Research Article
Readability and Suitability of COPD Consumer Information
Table 5
Readability of inhaler use instructions.
| | Inhaler | Flesch Reading Ease | Gunning Fog | Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | Coleman-Liau Index | SMOG Index | Automated Readability Index | Linsear Write Formula |
| | Advair Diskus | 81.6 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 7 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | | Airomir | 80.8 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 7 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 6.9 | | Anoro Ellipta | 74.3 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 7 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | | Apo-Salvent CFC Free | 81.2 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 7 | | Atrovent HFA | 66.8 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 9 | 8.4 | 7 | 8 | | Breo Ellipta | 77.8 | 7.5 | 5 | 7 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | | Bricanyl Turbuhaler | 74.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 7 | 7 | 5.9 | 7.5 | | Combivent Respimat | 80.3 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 7 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 5.6 | | Duaklir Genuair | 65.8 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 10.5 | | Foradil Aerolizer | 79 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 8 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | | Incruse Ellipta | 74.9 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | | Inspiolto Respimat | 79.4 | 6.8 | 5 | 7 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 5.5 | | Novo-Salbutamol HFA | 71.7 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 8 | 7.5 | 6 | 7.4 | | Onbrez Breezhaler | 69.8 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 10 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 | | Salbutamol HFA | 72.8 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 9 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 6.6 | | Seebri Breezhaler | 73.6 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | | Serevent Diskhaler Disk | 81.2 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | | Serevent Diskus | 82.6 | 5.7 | 4 | 7 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 4 | | Spiriva Handihaler | 79.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 8 | 5.3 | 4 | 4.4 | | Spiriva Respimat | 80.4 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 7 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 5.5 | | Striverdi Respimat | 81.2 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 7 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 5.2 | | Symbicort | 82.5 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 6 | 5.7 | 3 | 5 | | Tudorza Genuair | 64.1 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 10 | 9 | 9.1 | 11 | | Ultibro Breezhaler | 71.1 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 10 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | | Ventolin Diskus | 80.4 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 5 | | Ventolin HFA | 73.8 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 8 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
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