Table 3

The Global Quality Score criteria.

GradingDescription of Quality
1Poor quality; is unlikely of be to use for patient education.
2Poor quality; is of limited use to patients because only some information is present.
3Suboptimal quality and flow; is somewhat useful to patients; important topics are missing, some information is present.
4Good quality and flow; useful to patients because most important topics are covered.
5Excellent quality and flow; is highly useful to patients.