Feghhi Daniel P, Komlos Daniel, Agarwal Nitin, Sabharwal Sanjeev
Departments of Orthopaedics (D.P.F., D.K., and S.S.) and Neurological Surgery (N.A.), New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, 90 Bergen Street, Suite 7300, Newark, NJ 07101. E-mail address for S. Sabharwal:
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Dec 3;96(23):e194. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.N.00043.
Increased availability of medical information on the Internet empowers patients to look up answers to questions about their medical conditions. However, the quality of medical information available on the Internet is highly variable. Various tools for the assessment of online medical information have been developed and used to assess the quality and accuracy of medical web sites. In this study we used the LIDA tool (Minervation) to assess the quality of pediatric patient information on the AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) and POSNA (Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America) web sites.
The accessibility, usability, and reliability of online medical information in the "Children" section of the AAOS web site and on the POSNA web site were assessed with use of the LIDA tool. Flesch-Kincaid (FK) and Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) values were also calculated to assess the readability of the pediatric education material.
Patient education materials on each web site scored in the moderate range in assessments of accessibility, usability, and reliability. FK and FRE values indicated that the readability of each web site remained at a somewhat higher (more difficult) level than the recommended benchmark.
The quality and readability of online information for children on the AAOS and POSNA web sites are acceptable but can be improved further.
The quality of online pediatric orthopaedic patient education materials may affect communication with patients and their caregivers, and further investigation and modification of quality are needed.
互联网上医学信息的可获取性增加，使患者能够查找有关自身病情问题的答案。然而，互联网上可用的医学信息质量差异很大。已经开发了各种评估在线医学信息的工具，并用于评估医学网站的质量和准确性。在本研究中，我们使用LIDA工具（Minervation）来评估美国骨外科医师学会（AAOS）和北美小儿骨科学会（POSNA）网站上儿科患者信息的质量。
使用LIDA工具评估AAOS网站“儿童”板块和POSNA网站上在线医学信息的可访问性、可用性和可靠性。还计算了弗莱什-金凯德（FK）值和弗莱什易读性（FRE）值，以评估儿科教育材料的可读性。
在可访问性、可用性和可靠性评估中，每个网站上的患者教育材料得分中等。FK值和FRE值表明，每个网站的可读性仍略高于推荐基准（更难）。
AAOS和POSNA网站上儿童在线信息的质量和可读性是可以接受的，但仍可进一步提高。
在线儿科骨科患者教育材料的质量可能会影响与患者及其护理人员的沟通，需要进一步调查和改进质量。
