"Lost in Translation: The Readability Discrepancy of Online Patient Educational Materials for PCL Surgery"
- سال انتشار: 1403
- محل انتشار: مجله استخوان و جراحی عمومی، دوره: 12، شماره: 4
- کد COI اختصاصی: JR_TABO-12-4_006
- زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
- تعداد مشاهده: 52
نویسندگان
Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Saint Louis University Hospital, MO, USA
چکیده
Objectives: While the internet provides accessible medical information, often times it does not cater to the average patient’s ability to understand medical text at a ۶th and ۸th grade reading level, per American Medical Association (AMA)/National Institute of Health (NIH) recommendations. This study looks to analyze current online materials relating to posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) surgery and their readability, understandability, and actionability.Methods: The top ۱۰۰ Google searchs for “PCL surgery” were compiled. Research papers, procedural protocols, advertisements, and videos were excluded from the data collection. The readability was examined using ۷ algorithms: the Flesch Reading Ease Score, Gunning Fog, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Coleman-Liau Index, SMOG index, Automated Readability Index and the Linsear Write Formula. Two evaluators assessed Understandability and Actionability of the results with the Patient Educational Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT). Outcome measures included Reading Grade Level, Reader’s age minimum and maximum, Understandability, and Actionability.Results: Of the ۱۰۰ results, ۱۶ were excluded based on the exclusion criteria. There was a statistically significant difference between the readability of the results from all algorithms and the current recommendation by AMA and NIH. Subgroup analysis demonstrated that there was no difference in readability as it pertained to which page they appeared on Google search. There was also no difference in readability between individual websites versus organizational websites (hospital and non-hospital educational websites). Three articles were at the ۸th grade recommended reading level, and all three were from healthcare institutes.Conclusion: There is a discrepancy in readability between the recommendation of AMA/NIH and online educational materials regarding PCL surgeries, regardless of where they appear on Google and across different forums. The understandability and actionability were equally poor. Future research can focus on the readability and validity of video and social media as they are becoming increasingly popular sources of medical information. Level of evidence: IVکلیدواژه ها
knee, Patient Education Materials, PCL surgery, Readability, Understandabilityاطلاعات بیشتر در مورد COI
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