[Updated!] Calculating Readability for Informed Consent Forms

Step-by-step instruction to calculate readability scores for an Informed Consent Form to help potential participants understand it. For detailed information, see the NSU REB website Resources section (https://www.nsula.edu/academics/colle...) and download the "NSU REB Informed Consent Guidelines" document. NOTE: You should first read page two of the Informed Consent Form Guidelines. 0:00 Introduction Step 1 0:15 Go to REB Webpage, and scroll to the "Resources" section. Step 2 0:18 Locate "Supplemental Documentation" and click on attachment titled "NSU REB Informed Consent Guidelines." Step 3 0:35 Scroll to Page 2 of document, and select the link under Section A of the "Readability" Section Step 4 0:44 Copy and past a few sentences at a time of personal Inform Consent Form to acquire readability score of your intended audience To see an example of what this should look like, continue to watch the video. Step 5 2:10 See provided chart for clarification on what provided reading score represents. Step 6 2:22 Finish copying and pasting the entirety of your own Informed Consent Form, take a screenshot of each of the four scores calculated and text-box, download it as a PDF, and upload it to Mentor Application Next Step? Watch our video "What Are Supplemental Documents?" Link:    • What are Supplemental Documents?   REB Contact Information: Email: reb@nsula.edu Phone #: 318-357-5228