SynthesisGlomerular diseases
Readability, Understandability, and Actionability of Online Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Tools and Patient Educational Material: A Systematic Review.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Privacy policies for FDA-authorized or FDA-recognized digital therapeutics impose high digital health literacy demands: a cross-sectional analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Both English- and Spanish-Language Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Online Patient Education Materials Are Written at Higher-Than-Recommended Reading Levels.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Nutritional and Lifestyle Features in a Mediterranean Cohort: An Epidemiological Instrument for Categorizing Metabotypes Based on a Computational Algorithm.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Observational
- A deep learning system for retinal vessel calibre improves cardiovascular risk prediction in Asians with chronic kidney disease.Clinical kidney journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Individuals with kidney diseases have increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. Online cardiovascular risk assessment tools can educate patients on risks and modifiable factors. Since patients have variable health literacy, we evaluated the readability, understandability, and actionability of publicly available online cardiovascular risk assessment tools. Methods: We systematically searched, reviewed, characterized, and assessed English-language cardiovascular risk assessment tools online for readability (Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level [FKGL] score), understandability, and actionability (Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for printable materials [PEMAT-P]). Results: After screening 969 websites, 69 websites employing 76 risk tools were included. The most frequently used tools were the Framingham Risk Score ( Conclusion: The online cardiovascular risk tools were generally easy to read and understand, but only a third provided education on risk modification. Judicious selection of an online cardiovascular risk assessment tool may help patients in self-management.
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