Dear Richard
The following paper used the Flesch-Kincaid readability index
to objectively assess the linguistic complexity of radiographic reports.
The survey data indicate that reports containing lengthy, complex
sentences are viewed negatively by family practitioners and may impede
effective communication between radiologists and clinicians. The
readability of the report varied according to individual radiologists
and differences in modalities. This paper should lead you to some
more useful references.
Sierra AE; Bisesi-MA; Rosenbaum-TL; Potchen-EJ. Readability of the
radiologic report. Invest-Radiol. 1992 Mar; 27(3): 236-9.
Best Wishes
Stephen Brealey
Department of Health Sciences
And Clincial Evaluation
University of York
Richard Hall wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Apologies for cross-posting
>
> I'm doing some work, part of which involves assessing readability of medical
> text. I'm aware of a number of the commonly used formulae - is anyone aware
> of supportive (or unsupportive, I guess) literature, or other resources that
> are available?
>
> Thanks in anticipation
> Richard
>
> Richard W Hall
> University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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