Table 4.

PEMAT-P understandability scoring

PEMAT-P Category	PEMAT-P Criteria	# of Sites Out of 30 (Mean of 2 Reviewer Scores)
Content	1.The material makes its purpose completely evident. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1]	28
	2.The material does not include information or content that distracts from its purpose. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1]	25.5
Word Choice and Style	3.The material uses common, everyday language. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1]	20.5
	4.Medical terms are used only to familiarize audience with the terms. When used, medical terms are defined, but not through use of another link. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1]	22
	5.The material uses the active voice. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1]	25.5
Use of Numbers	6.Numbers appearing in the material are clear and easy to understand (ie, whole numbers, not fractions or percentages). [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1]	12.5
	7.The material does not expect the user to perform calculations. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1]	30
Organization	8.The material breaks or “chunks” information into short sections. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1, Very short material = N/A]	28
	9.The material’s sections have informative headers. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1, Very short material = N/A]	24.5
	10.The material presents information in a logical sequence. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1]	28.5
	11.The material provides a summary. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1, Very short material = N/A]	9.5
Layout & Design	12.The material uses visual cues (eg, arrows, boxes, bullets, bold, larger font, and highlighting) to draw attention to key points. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1, Video = N/A]	23.5
Use of Visual Aids	15.The material uses visual aids whenever they could make content more easily understood (eg, illustration of healthy portion size). [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1]	3
	16.The material’s visual aids reinforce rather than distract from the content. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1, No visual aids = N/A]	3.5
	17.The material’s visual aids have clear titles or captions. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1, No visual aids = N/A]	3.5
	18.The material uses illustrations and photographs that are clear and uncluttered. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1, No visual aids = N/A]	5
	19.The material uses simple tables with short and clear row and column headings. [Disagree = 0, Agree = 1, No tables = N/A]	0.5