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Table 4 Readability tool, n = 24/80

From: Recommended characteristics and processes for writing lay summaries of healthcare evidence: a co-created scoping review and consultation exercise

Tool(s)

(n, %)

Flesch-Kincaid

16 (66%)

*SMOG

7 (30%)

Readable.io

4 (17%)

Hemingway

3 (12%)

Gunning Fog

2 (8.5%)

**Others (Mix of readability tools and online readability tools resources)

Readablepro

Text readability consensus calculator: http://www.readabilityformulas.com/free-readability-formulatests.php,

e.readbility,

Readabilityformulas.com/free-readability-formulatests.php,

Clear communication index user guide,

Fry readability test 3,

Lexile framework for reading,

PerfectItâ„¢ for microsoft word

http://www.readability-score.com/

  1. *SMOG Simple measure of gobbledygook
  2. **Some resources suggested more than one tools