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title	Public Health Communication in Time of Crisis: Readability of On-Line COVID-19 Information
Creator	Basch, Corey Hillyer, Grace Mohlman, Jan Garcia, Philip
source	Medline; PMC
abstract	OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the readability of information on the Internet posted about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to determine how closely these materials are written to the recommended reading levels. METHODS: Using the search term “coronavirus,” information posted on the first 100 English language websites was identified. Using an online readability calculator, multiple readability tests were conducted to ensure a comprehensive representation would result. RESULTS: The mean readability scores ranged between grade levels 6.2 and 17.8 (graduate school level). Four of the 5 measures (GFI, CLI, SMOG, FRE) found that readability exceeded the 10th grade reading level indicating that the text of these websites would be difficult for the average American to read. The mean reading level for nearly all noncommercial and commercial websites was at or above the 10th grade reading level. CONCLUSIONS: Messages about COVID-19 must be readable at an “easy” level, and must contain clear guidelines for behavior. The degree to which individuals seek information in response to risk messages is positively related to the expectation that the information will resolve uncertainty. However, if the information is too complex to interpret and it fails to lead to disambiguation, this can contribute to feelings of panic.
has issue date	2020-05-11(xsd:dateTime)
bibo:doi	10.1017/dmp.2020.151
bibo:pmid	32389144
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schema:url	https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.151
resource representing a document's title	Public Health Communication in Time of Crisis: Readability of On-Line COVID-19 Information
has PubMed Central identifier	PMC7235310
has PubMed identifier	32389144
schema:publication	Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
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