Quality and readability of online patient information on the left ventricular assist device.

Autor: Rouhi AD; Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA., Han JJ; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA., Ghanem YK; Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA., Pervaiz SS; Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA., Suarez-Pierre A; Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA., Choudhury RA; Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA., Bermudez CA; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA., Williams NN; Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA., Dumon KR; Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Artificial organs [Artif Organs] 2023 Jun; Vol. 47 (6), pp. 1029-1037. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 14.
DOI: 10.1111/aor.14479
Abstrakt: Background: As patients seek online health information to supplement their medical decision-making, the aim of this study is to assess the quality and readability of internet information on the left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Methods: Three online search engines (Google, Bing, and Yahoo) were searched for "LVAD" and "Left ventricular assist device." Included websites were classified as academic, foundation/advocacy, hospital-affiliated, commercial, or unspecified. The quality of information was assessed using the JAMA benchmark criteria (0-4), DISCERN tool (16-80), and the presence of Health On the Net code (HONcode) accreditation. Readability was assessed using the Flesch Reading Ease score.
Results: A total of 38 unique websites were included. The average JAMA and DISCERN scores of all websites were 0.82 ± 1.11 and 52.45 ± 13.51, respectively. Academic sites had a significantly lower JAMA mean score than commercial (p < 0.001) and unspecified (p < 0.001) websites, as well as a significantly lower DISCERN, mean score than commercial sites (p = 0.002). HONcode certification was present in 6 (15%) websites analyzed, which had significantly higher JAMA (p < 0.001) and DISCERN (p < 0.016) mean scores than sites without HONcode certification. Readability was fairly difficult and at the level of high school students.
Conclusions: The quality of online information on the LVAD is variable, and overall readability exceeds the recommended level for the public. Patients accessing online information on the LVAD should be referred to sites with HONcode accreditation. Academic institutions must provide higher quality online patient literature on LVADs.
(© 2022 International Center for Artificial Organ and Transplantation (ICAOT) and Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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