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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Assessment. 2020 Nov 20;29(2):272–284. doi: 10.1177/1073191120971357

Table 6.

Readability Statistics Findings

Statistic

Measure Flesch-Kincaid Gunning-Fog Index Coleman-Liau SMOG Automated Readability Index Average Grade Level

BDI-II 3.8 7.0 3.2 8.2 0 4.4

CES-D 2.0 4.7 2.5 6.4 0 3.1

PHQ-9 5.6 7.4 8.8 8.4 5 7.0

PROMIS Depression(15 items) 1.5 4.5 3.1 6.0 0 3.0

PROMIS Depression (20 items) 2.0 4.9 3.9 6.4 1 3.6

PROMIS Depression (28 items) 1.9 4.8 3.2 6.1 0 3.2

Note. Numbers indicate estimated grade level required to read and comprehend the text