University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2023 Sep;105(7):639-644. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2022.0123. Epub 2022 Nov 14.
The aim of this study was to assess the readability and quality of online information on functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).
The term 'functional endoscopic sinus surgery' was entered into the Google, Bing and Yahoo search engines. The first 30 websites for each search engine were screened. Readability was assessed using the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease Score (FRES), Flesch-Kincaid Grade (FKG), Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) Index, and Gunning Fog Index (GFI). Quality was assessed using the DISCERN instrument. Spearman's correlation between quality and readability was calculated.
Thirty-three websites met the inclusion criteria. The mean and standard deviations for the FRES, FKG, SMOG, GFI, and DISCERN scores were 49 (13.1), 10.9 (2.5), 10.2 (1.9), 13.6 (2.4), and 51.1 (12.8), respectively. A positive correlation was noted between the FRES and DISCERN (=0.357, =0.041).
Online information on FESS is generally written above the recommended reading levels and of fair quality.
本研究旨在评估功能性内窥镜鼻窦手术(FESS)相关在线信息的可读性和质量。
在谷歌、必应和雅虎搜索引擎中输入“功能性内窥镜鼻窦手术”一词。对每个搜索引擎的前 30 个网站进行筛选。使用 Flesch-Kincaid 阅读舒适度得分(FRES)、Flesch-Kincaid 等级(FKG)、简易文字难度测试(SMOG)指数和加尼福尼亚阅读测试(GFI)评估可读性。使用 DISCERN 工具评估质量。计算质量与可读性之间的 Spearman 相关性。
33 个网站符合纳入标准。FRES、FKG、SMOG、GFI 和 DISCERN 评分的平均值和标准差分别为 49(13.1)、10.9(2.5)、10.2(1.9)、13.6(2.4)和 51.1(12.8)。FRES 与 DISCERN 呈正相关(=0.357,=0.041)。
FESS 的在线信息通常写在推荐的阅读水平之上,且质量尚可。