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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Plast Surg. 2021 Apr 1;86(4):463–468. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002471

Table 5.

PEMAT Scores for Printed and Audiovisual Patient Education Materials

Understandability Score (%) Actionability Score (%)
Printed Materials
Institutional
 Abdominoplasty 61.5 60.0
 Brachioplasty 76.9 60.0
 Breast Reduction 69.2 60.0
 Panniculectomy 69.2 60.0
ASPS
 Abdominoplasty 87.5 40.0
 Brachioplasty 87.5 40.0
 Breast Reduction 87.5 40.0
 Mastopexy 87.5 40.0
 Panniculectomy 76.9 40.0
 Thighplasty 76.9 40.0
Audiovisual Materials
Institutional
 Breast Reduction 91.7 66.7
ASPS
 Abdominoplasty 91.7 33.3
 Brachioplasty 91.7 33.3
 Breast Reduction 91.7 33.3
 Mastopexy 91.7 66.7