Autor: |
Celine M. Schreidah, BS, Lauren M. Fahmy, BS, Brigit A. Lapolla, BS, Emily R. Gordon, BA, Bradley D. Kwinta, MD, Larisa J. Geskin, MD |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
JAAD International, Vol 13, Iss , Pp 83-90 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2666-3287 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.jdin.2023.07.010 |
Popis: |
Background: Patients facing a cutaneous lymphoma diagnosis frequently turn to the internet for information but finding patient-accessible education may be a challenge. Objective: To investigate accessibility and readability of patient-oriented online education on cutaneous lymphomas, including cutaneous T-cell and B-cell lymphoma subtypes. Methods: This study queried a search engine for 11 cutaneous lymphoma terms, resulting in 1083 webpages. Webpages were screened using defined inclusion/exclusion criteria; literature directed to physicians and scientists was excluded. Webpages were stratified by academic/nonacademic and dermatology/nondermatology hosts and assessed by order of appearance. Readability, including text complexity, was analyzed for grade level understanding using 5 established calculators. Overall readability was assessed by Flesch–Kincaid Reading Ease. Results: Academic webpages had earlier order of appearance. There was a dearth in dermatology-hosted webpages. Rarer cutaneous lymphomas yielded fewer patient-accessible results. Search term readability significantly exceeded the American Medical Association–recommended sixth grade level (P |
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