Joseph Pradeep, Silva Nicole A, Nanda Anil, Gupta Gaurav
Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
World Neurosurg. 2020 Dec;144:e934-e938. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.09.123. Epub 2020 Sep 28.
Patients, including patients with chronic pain conditions, increasingly turn to the Internet for health information. To facilitate comprehension, this information ought to be written at or below the 8th grade reading level, which is the average American adult's reading level. This study measured the reading level of popular online sources for trigeminal neuralgia.
The top 10 search results for the search term "trigeminal neuralgia" were selected for inclusion. Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning Fog Index, Simple Measure of Gobbledygook, Coleman-Liau Index, Automated Readability Index, and Linsear Write Formula were used to assess readability. One-way analysis of variance was used to test for statistical differences in average readability scores among the different web pages.
Across the web pages, the average readability scores were as follows: Flesch Reading Ease, 42.1 ± 7.7; Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, 10.9 ± 0.9; Gunning Fog Index, 15 ± 1.5; Simple Measure of Gobbledygook, 10.9 ± 1.2; Coleman-Liau Index, 12.1 ± 1.3; Automated Readability Index, 11.9 ± 1.4; Linsear Write Formula, 12.4 ± 1.7. Results from one-way analysis of variance demonstrated no statistically significant difference in overall readability scores (F = 0.008; P > 0.05).
The writing of popular online education materials for trigeminal neuralgia is likely too complex for the average American adult to comprehend. This material should be revised to be readable at or below the 8th grade reading level. A variety of easily readable online education materials for trigeminal neuralgia can assist patients in understanding their illness and potentially improve patient decision making and outcomes.
包括慢性疼痛患者在内的患者越来越多地通过互联网获取健康信息。为便于理解，此类信息的撰写应达到或低于八年级阅读水平，这是美国成年人的平均阅读水平。本研究测量了三叉神经痛相关热门在线资源的阅读水平。
选取搜索词“三叉神经痛”的前10条搜索结果纳入研究。使用弗莱什易读性指数、弗莱什-金凯德年级水平指数、冈宁雾度指数、繁简度简易测量法、科尔曼-廖指数、自动可读性指数和林西厄书写公式来评估可读性。采用单因素方差分析检验不同网页平均可读性得分的统计学差异。
各网页的平均可读性得分如下：弗莱什易读性指数为42.1±7.7；弗莱什-金凯德年级水平指数为10.9±0.9；冈宁雾度指数为15±1.5；繁简度简易测量法为10.9±1.2；科尔曼-廖指数为12.1±1.3；自动可读性指数为11.9±1.4；林西厄书写公式为12.4±1.7。单因素方差分析结果显示总体可读性得分无统计学显著差异（F = 0.008；P>0.05）。
三叉神经痛相关热门在线教育材料的撰写可能过于复杂，普通美国成年人难以理解。应将这些材料修订为八年级及以下阅读水平。各种易于阅读的三叉神经痛在线教育材料可帮助患者了解自身病情，并可能改善患者的决策和治疗效果。
