患者教育材料的可读性对于确保泌尿肿瘤学医疗保健信息的理解和传播至关重要。我们的目的是调查欧洲泌尿外科协会 (EAU) 和美国泌尿外科协会 (AUA) 官方患者教育材料的可读性。前列腺癌、膀胱癌、肾癌、睾丸癌、阴茎癌和尿道癌的患者教育材料检索自各自的组织。可读性通过 WebFX 在线工具进行评估，包括 Flesch Kincaid 阅读轻松分数 (FRES)，阅读等级则通过 Flesch Kincaid 年级水平 (FKGL)、Gunning Fog 分数 (GFS)、烟雾指数 (SI)、Coleman Liau 指数 (CLI) 进行评估，和自动可读性索引（ARI）。根据欧盟的建议，外行可读性被定义为 FRES ≥ 70，其他可读性指数 < 7。这项研究仅评估了客观的可读性，没有评估其他指标，例如可理解性。大多数患者教育材料未能达到针对外行人士的建议阈值。 EAU 患者教育材料的平均可读性如下：FRES 50.9（标准误差 [SE]：3.0），FKGL、GFS、SI、CLI 和 ARI 得分均≥7。 AUA 患者材料的平均可读性如下：FRES 64.0（SE：1.4），所有 FKGL、GFS、SI 和 ARI 评分≥7 可读性。 70 份患者教育材料中只有 13 段 (18.6%) 符合可读性要求。膀胱癌患者教育材料的平均可读性最低，FRES 为 36.7 (SE: 4.1)。来自主要泌尿外科协会的患者教育材料显示的可读性水平超出了外行推荐的阈值，并且患者可能不容易理解。未来需要更多适合患者的阅读材料。这项研究检查了有关不同癌症的健康信息是否易于阅读。大多数内容对于患者来说太难理解。版权所有 © 2024 欧洲泌尿外科协会。由 Elsevier B.V. 出版。保留所有权利。

Readability of patient education materials is of utmost importance to ensure understandability and dissemination of health care information in uro-oncology. We aimed to investigate the readability of the official patient education materials of the European Association of Urology (EAU) and American Urology Association (AUA).Patient education materials for prostate, bladder, kidney, testicular, penile, and urethral cancers were retrieved from the respective organizations. Readability was assessed via the WebFX online tool for Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease Score (FRES) and for reading grade levels by Flesch Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL), Gunning Fog Score (GFS), Smog Index (SI), Coleman Liau Index (CLI), and Automated Readability Index (ARI). Layperson readability was defined as a FRES of ≥70 and with the other readability indexes <7 according to European Union recommendations. This study assessed only objective readability and no other metrics such as understandability.Most patient education materials failed to meet the recommended threshold for laypersons. The mean readability for EAU patient education material was as follows: FRES 50.9 (standard error [SE]: 3.0), and FKGL, GFS, SI, CLI, and ARI all with scores ≥7. The mean readability for AUA patient material was as follows: FRES 64.0 (SE: 1.4), with all of FKGL, GFS, SI, and ARI scoring ≥7 readability. Only 13 out of 70 (18.6%) patient education materials' paragraphs met the readability requirements. The mean readability for bladder cancer patient education materials was the lowest, with a FRES of 36.7 (SE: 4.1).Patient education materials from leading urological associations reveal readability levels beyond the recommended thresholds for laypersons and may not be understood easily by patients. There is a future need for more patient-friendly reading materials.This study checked whether health information about different cancers was easy to read. Most of it was too hard for patients to understand.Copyright © 2024 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.