Are patients comprehending? A critical assessment of online patient educational materials
| Autor: | Josefina Torres, Thanh-Lan Bui, Catalina Silva-Hirschberg, April W. Armstrong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Teaching Materials media_common.quotation_subject Dermatology 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient Education as Topic Reading (process) Health care Medicine Humans Psoriasis Quality (business) Medical physics 030212 general & internal medicine Grade level media_common Internet business.industry Readability Comprehension Critical assessment business Patient education |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of dermatological treatment. 29(3) |
| ISSN: | 1471-1753 |
| Popis: | The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the readability, understandability, suitability and actionability of online psoriasis patient educational materials. A secondary aim was to identify areas for improvement.We conducted an evaluation study to assess online psoriasis patient educational materials from the American Academy of Dermatology and National Psoriasis Foundation available in July 2017. We used two validated assessment tools specific to online healthcare materials. Outcomes were expressed as percentages, where higher percentages corresponded to higher quality materials.Overall, the educational materials had a mean understandability score (72.7%) that was understandable; a suitability score (58.8%) that was adequate; a reading grade level (10.5) that was not readable; and an actionability score (54.7%) that was not actionable. Areas of improvement include reading grade level, visual aids, word choice, specific steps for actions and cultural appropriateness.Online psoriasis patient educational materials are understandable and suitable, but they are written above the American Medical Association and National Institutes of Health's recommended 6th-8th grade reading level and are not actionable. Materials can benefit from decreasing reading grade level, including more visual elements, incorporating more actionable items and being culturally inclusive. |
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