Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition involving the inflammation of the
colon and small intestine. IBD affects as many as 1.4 million people in the US alone and costs …

Objectives/Hypothesis Patients are increasingly using the Internet as a source of information
on medical conditions. Because the average American adult reads at a 7th‐ to 8th‐grade …

Objective Various otolaryngology associations provide Internet-based patient education
material (IPEM) to the general public. However, this information may be written above the fourth- …

Objective Americans are increasingly turning to the Internet as a source of health care
information. These online resources should be written at a level readily understood by the …

Objectives/Hypothesis: Deficient health literacy remains a widespread public issue. As such,
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends that all patient resources should be …

Methods| Online patient education materials from each medical specialty were downloaded
in 2012. Resources from the 16 specialties were examined. For each website, material …

OBJECTIVE. Health consumers and their families rely on the Internet as a source of authoritative
information regarding the procedures used to reach a diagnosis, effect treatment, and …

OBJECTIVE. Given the increasing accessibility of material on the Internet and the use of these
materials by patients as a source of health care information, the purpose of this study was …

Background The extensive amount of medical literature available on the Internet is frequently
accessed by patients. To effectively contribute to healthcare decision‐making, these online …

Purpose When prospective radiology residents decide where to apply to residency, many will
use the Internet as a resource to garner information. Therefore, it is important for residency …