Otolaryngology‐head and neck surgery patient information leaflets produced by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons: Time for a re‐think?

The transcribed text was imported onto a readability calculator for analysis.6 Each PIL was assessed using three readability scores: the Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) score, the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) and the Gunning Fog Index (GFI). Patient information leaflets (PILs) are important tools that help to educate patients about their health, and so can be useful in gaining informed consent for surgery. Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery patient information leaflets produced by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons: Time for a re-think?. [Extracted from the article]