Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Algology, Dokuz Eylul University, İzmir Turkey.
Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Dokuz Eylul University, İzmir Turkey.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Apr 21;102(16):e33529. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033529.
Increasing digitization also raises concerns regarding the reliability and comprehensibility of online health information. In this study, we aimed to examine the readability, reliability, and quality of internet-based patient education materials on "transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation." On September 15, 2022, we used Google search engine to search the keyword "Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation" and obtained information from 200 websites. The readability of the websites was evaluated using the Flesch Reading Ease Score (FRES), Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Simple Measure of Gobbledygook, and Gunning Fog. The Journal of American Medical Association score and Health on the Net Foundation code of conduct were used to determine the reliability of the websites, whereas the DISCERN score and Global Quality Score were used to evaluate the quality of the websites. In the readability analysis of 102 websites that met the inclusion criteria of this study, we found that the Flesch Reading Ease Score was 47.91 ± 13.79 (difficult), average Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level and Simple Measure of Gobbledygook were 11.20 ± 2.85 and 10.53 ± 2.11 years, respectively, and average Gunning Fog score was 14.04 ± 2.74 (very difficult). Commercial websites constituted the highest proportion of websites (n = 36, 35.5%). Overall, 16.7% of the websites were found to be of high quality according to the Global Quality Score, 16 (15.7%) websites had Health on the Net Foundation code of conduct certification, and 8.8% of the websites were found to be highly reliable according to the Journal of American Medical Association scores. There was a statistically significant difference between website typologies and quality and reliability scores (P < .001). Compared with the sixth-grade level recommended by the American Medical Association and the National Institute of Health, the readability of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation-related internet-based patient education materials was considerably high, but they showed low reliability and moderate-to-poor quality. Thus, the quality, reliability, and readability of websites developed by health professionals play a major role in conveying accurate and easily understandable information.
随着数字化程度的提高,人们对在线健康信息的可靠性和可理解性也越来越关注。在这项研究中,我们旨在研究基于互联网的“经皮神经电刺激”患者教育材料的可读性、可靠性和质量。2022 年 9 月 15 日,我们使用谷歌搜索引擎搜索关键词“经皮神经电刺激”,从 200 个网站中获取信息。使用 Flesch 阅读容易度评分(FRES)、Flesch-Kincaid 年级水平、简单易懂评分和 Gunning 迷雾度评分来评估网站的可读性。使用美国医学会杂志评分和健康网络基金会行为准则来确定网站的可靠性,而使用 DISCERN 评分和全球质量评分来评估网站的质量。在对符合本研究纳入标准的 102 个网站的可读性分析中,我们发现 Flesch 阅读容易度评分为 47.91±13.79(困难),平均 Flesch-Kincaid 年级水平和简单易懂评分分别为 11.20±2.85 和 10.53±2.11 年,平均 Gunning 迷雾度评分为 14.04±2.74(非常困难)。商业网站构成了网站的最高比例(n=36,35.5%)。根据全球质量评分,16.7%的网站被认为是高质量的,16(15.7%)个网站具有健康网络基金会行为准则认证,8.8%的网站根据美国医学会杂志评分被认为是高度可靠的。网站类型和质量与可靠性评分之间存在统计学显著差异(P<0.001)。与美国医学会和国家卫生研究院推荐的六年级水平相比,经皮神经电刺激相关互联网患者教育材料的可读性相当高,但它们的可靠性较低,质量为中等至较差。因此,由健康专业人员开发的网站的质量、可靠性和可读性在传递准确易懂的信息方面起着重要作用。