From the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (Ms. Vallee, Mr. Scott, Mr. Graham), and the UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Doctors (Dr. Lucasti, Dr. Doak, Dr. Ferrick, Dr. Kowalski), University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2023 Nov 15;7(11). doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-23-00177. eCollection 2023 Nov 1.
INTRODUCTION: With the increasing use of the internet for health information, it is essential to prioritize resources that match the reading level of patients and parents. Limited health literacy is a notable issue in the United States, creating a financial burden and negatively affecting patient outcomes. This study aimed to assess the availability and readability of pediatric hospital web pages concerning two prevalent spine conditions in children, spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis, specifically examining whether the available resources meet the recommended sixth grade reading level. METHODS: A total of 179 pediatric hospital web pages were assessed for their availability and readability of spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis patient information. The web pages' readability was assessed using five readability formulae. Descriptive statistics and Student t-tests were performed on the collected scores with significance set at P < 0.05. RESULTS: Among the analyzed hospitals, 40.2% had no information on spondylolisthesis or spondylolysis, 20.1% mentioned treating these conditions, 7.8% had < 100 dedicated words, and only 31.8% had dedicated web pages with more than 100 words on these conditions. The average reading grade level for the evaluated web pages was 12.0, indicating a high school education level is required for comprehension. None of the web pages were written below the recommended sixth grade reading level. DISCUSSION: The readability of the limited resources was markedly higher than the recommended reading level. In addition, this study emphasizes the need for enhanced accessibility and readability of online patient information from pediatric hospitals to improve parental comprehension and informed decision-making. Physicians should consider identifying online resources that they consider of high quality and acceptable readability to support better patient understanding and outcomes.
简介:随着互联网在健康信息方面的应用日益增多,优先选择与患者和家长阅读水平相匹配的资源至关重要。美国的健康素养有限是一个显著问题,这会造成经济负担,并对患者的治疗效果产生负面影响。本研究旨在评估儿科医院网站上有关两种常见儿童脊柱疾病(脊椎滑脱和脊椎裂)的信息资源的可用性和可读性,具体考察现有资源是否符合推荐的六年级阅读水平。
方法:共评估了 179 家儿科医院网站上有关脊椎滑脱和脊椎裂患者信息的可用性和可读性。使用五种可读性公式评估网页的可读性。对收集到的分数进行描述性统计和学生 t 检验,显著性水平设为 P < 0.05。
结果:在所分析的医院中,40.2%的医院没有关于脊椎滑脱或脊椎裂的信息,20.1%的医院表示会治疗这些疾病,7.8%的医院仅有不到 100 个专门针对这些疾病的词,只有 31.8%的医院有专门的网页,且网页上有关这些疾病的文字超过 100 字。评估网页的平均阅读年级水平为 12.0,表明理解这些内容需要高中教育水平。没有一个网页的阅读水平低于推荐的六年级阅读水平。
讨论:有限资源的可读性明显高于推荐的阅读水平。此外,本研究强调需要增强儿科医院在线患者信息的可及性和可读性,以提高家长的理解能力和决策能力。医生应考虑确定他们认为高质量和可接受的可读性的在线资源,以支持患者更好地理解和治疗效果。
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