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  • Medical Informatics
  • Health Literacy

Background:

  • National health organizations recommend patient questionnaires be at a 6th-8th grade reading level.
  • Many self-administered questionnaires are not written at an accessible reading level.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the readability of common questionnaires for urinary incontinence (UI), pelvic organ prolapse (POP), overactive bladder (OAB), and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).

Main Methods:

  • Analyzed 18 validated urologic questionnaires using four readability assessment tools.
  • Calculated the mean grade level required to comprehend each questionnaire.

Main Results:

  • Most UI, POP, and BPH questionnaires exceeded recommended reading levels.
  • Three of five OAB questionnaires met recommended reading levels.
  • Readability scores ranged from 5.9 to 11.2 grade levels.

Conclusions:

  • The majority of pelvic floor dysfunction questionnaires are not written at recommended reading levels.
  • High readability levels limit the effectiveness of questionnaires in assessing patient symptoms and quality of life.