Readability and Quality of Online Patient Education Materials Concerning Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Autor:	Venosa M; Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, ITA.; Department of Orthopaedics, RomaPro, Polo Sanitario San Feliciano, Rome, ITA., Cerciello S; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, ITA.; Orthopaedic Department, Casa di Cura Villa Betania, Rome, ITA., Zoubi M; Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, ITA., Petralia G; Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, ITA., Vespasiani A; Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, ITA., Angelozzi M; Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, ITA., Romanini E; Department of Orthopaedics, RomaPro, Polo Sanitario San Feliciano, Rome, ITA.; Department of Orthopaedics, Italian Working Group on Evidence-Based Orthopaedics (GLOBE), Rome, ITA., Logroscino G; Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, ITA.; Department of Minimally Invasive and Computer-Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, ITA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Apr 19; Vol. 16 (4), pp. e58618. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 19 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.58618
Abstrakt:	Objective This study aimed to assess the quality of online patient educational materials regarding posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction. Methods We performed a search of the top-50 results on Google® (terms: "posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction," "PCL reconstruction," "posterior cruciate ligament surgery," and "PCL surgery") and subsequently filtered to rule out duplicated/inaccessible websites or those containing only videos (67 websites included). Readability was assessed using six formulas: Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease (FRE), Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKG), Gunning Fog Score (GF), Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) Index, Coleman-Liau Index (CLI), Automated Readability Index (ARI); quality was assessed using the JAMA benchmark criteria and recording the presence of the HONcode seal. Results The mean FRE was 49.3 (SD 11.2) and the mean FKG level was 8.09. These results were confirmed by the other readability formulae (average: GF 8.9; SMOG Index 7.3; CLI 14.7; ARI 6.5). A HONcode seal was available for 7.4 % of websites. The average JAMA score was 1.3. Conclusion The reading level of online patient materials concerning PCL reconstruction is too high for the average reader, requiring high comprehension skills. Practice implications Online medical information has been shown to influence patient healthcare decision processes. Patient-oriented educational materials should be clear and easy to understand. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2024, Venosa et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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