Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe, Ankara, Turkey.
Public Health. 2024 Jan;226:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.10.020. Epub 2023 Nov 16.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the readability and quality of Internet information related to vocal health, voice disorders and voice therapy.
This is a cross-sectional study.
Eighty-two websites were included. Websites were then analyzed; their origin (clinic/hospital, non-profit, government), quality (Health On the Net [HON] certification and DISCERN scores) and readability (Ateşman readability formula and Bezirci-Yılmaz new readability formula) were assessed. Statistical analysis was used to examine differences between website origin and quality and readability scores and correlations between readability instruments.
Of the 82 websites, 93% were of private clinic/hospital, 6% were of non-profit organisation and 1% were of government. None of the 82 websites were HON certification, and the mean score of the item determining the general quality measure in DISCERN was 1.83 in a five-point scale. The mean of Ateşman readability formula value was calculated as 50.46 (±8.16). This value is defined as 'moderately hard' according to the readability scale. The average of Bezirci-Yılmaz new readability formula value is 13.85 (±3.48). This value is defined as 13th and 14th grade.
The quality of Internet-based health information about the voice is generally inadequate, and the sites examined in this study may be limited due to high readability levels. This may be a problem in people with poor literacy skills. For this reason, it is very important for speech and language therapists and other health professionals to evaluate and monitor the quality and readability of Internet-based information.
本研究旨在评估与嗓音健康、嗓音障碍和嗓音治疗相关的互联网信息的可读性和质量。
这是一项横断面研究。
纳入了 82 个网站。然后对这些网站进行分析，评估其来源（诊所/医院、非营利组织、政府）、质量（健康网络[HON]认证和 DISCERN 评分）和可读性（Ateşman 可读性公式和 Bezirci-Yılmaz 新可读性公式）。使用统计分析来检验网站来源和质量与可读性评分之间的差异以及可读性工具之间的相关性。
在 82 个网站中，93%来自私人诊所/医院，6%来自非营利组织，1%来自政府。没有一个网站获得 HON 认证，DISCERN 中确定一般质量测量项目的五分制平均得分为 1.83。Ateşman 可读性公式值的平均值计算为 50.46（±8.16）。根据可读性量表，这个值被定义为“中等难度”。Bezirci-Yılmaz 新可读性公式值的平均值为 13.85（±3.48）。这个值被定义为 13 到 14 年级。
基于互联网的有关声音的健康信息的质量普遍不足，本研究中检查的网站可能由于高可读性而受到限制。对于阅读能力较差的人来说，这可能是一个问题。因此，言语和语言治疗师以及其他卫生专业人员评估和监测基于互联网的信息的质量和可读性非常重要。
