Table 2.

DISCERN, content, accuracy, and readability scores for each website.

WebsiteDISCERN RatingContent RatingAccuracy RatingReadability Score
MeanSDRankMeanSDScoreFK (SMOG)Reading Ease
http://yawa.arthritisnsw.org.au49.50.97811.30.343.512.0 (16.04)28.4
http://www.Webmd.com55.50.9229.600.393.012.0 (14.38)28.0
http://www.bchealthguide.org59.50.81110.50.394.012.0 (14.69)29.7
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov43.00.63147.300.422.012.0 (13.95)34.7
http://ww2.arthritis.org46.50.90109.500.404.010.7 (13.02)45.1
http://www.mayoclinic.com48.30.6898.50.402.012.0 (12.77)31.9
http://www.emedicinehealth,com55.50.6729.300.434.010.6 (11.87)45.7
http://www.kidswitharthritis.org53.30.85613.30.234.012.0 (13.02)32.6
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com46.30.85137.900.463.012.0 (12.94)36.1
http://www.ccaa.org.uk50.00.9679.600.364.011.3 (11.85)46.0
http://www.arc.org.uk54.50.95412.50.294.010.1 (10.64)47.2
http://www.orthop.washington.edu54.30.88510.30.413.010.8 (13.1)48.1
http://ahealthyme.com46.50.71105.600.382.012.0 (11.88)37.4
http://arthritis.about.com39.80.70156.300.432.012.0 (14.12)36.5
http://www.kidsarthritis.org.au34.00.71168.800.452.010.2 (13.95)48.1
http://www.patient.co.uk46.50.87105.300.383.012.0 (13.18)6.3
  • FK: Flesch-Kincaid reading level; SD: standard deviation. DISCERN: discern.org.uk. SMOG: harrymclaughlin.com/SMOG-htm.