Quality and readability of online information on idiopathic subglottic stenosis
| Autor: | Austin Heffernan, Amanda Hu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
RD1-811 media_common.quotation_subject Subglottic stenosis Positive correlation medicine Quality (business) Grade level media_common Original Research business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Laryngology Speech and Language Science Readability Patient population Otorhinolaryngology RF1-547 quality otolaryngology Physical therapy consumer health information readability Surgery business idiopathic subglottic stenosis |
| Zdroj: | Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Vol 6, Iss 5, Pp 1068-1076 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2378-8038 |
| Popis: | Objective Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (ISS) is a chronic condition characterized by disease recurrence and multiple surgeries. These frustrated patients may utilize the internet to research their condition. The aim of this study was to determine the quality and readability of online ISS information. Methods “Idiopathic subglottic stenosis” was entered into Google. The first 50 websites that met inclusion criteria were extracted. The DISCERN instrument, Flesch Reading Ease Score (FRES), and Flesch‐Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) assessed the quality and readability, respectively. Means, SDs, Pearson correlation coefficients, and two‐tailed Student's t‐test were calculated. Results The 50 websites consisted of 17 patient‐targeted and 33 professional‐targeted websites, plus 30 major and 20 minor websites. The overall DISCERN, FRES, and FKGL scores were 2.81 ± 0.99, 27.75 ± 15.27, and 13.65 ± 2.79, respectively (mean ± SD). Patient‐targeted websites had significantly lower quality (DISCERN [P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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