Veeramani Anamika, Johnson Anna Rose, Lee Bernard T, Dowlatshahi Arriyan S
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Mary Culver Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Plast Surg (Oakv). 2024 Aug;32(3):452-459. doi: 10.1177/22925503221120548. Epub 2022 Sep 7.
Lower extremity reconstructive surgery is an evolving field wherein patients rely on accessible online materials to engage with their perioperative care. This study furthers existing research in this area by evaluating the readability, understandability, actionability, and cultural sensitivity of online health materials for lower extremity reconstruction. We identified the 10 first-appearing, educational sites found by searching the phrases "leg saving surgery", "limb salvage surgery," and "leg reconstruction surgery". Readability analysis was conducted with validated tools, including Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG). Understandability and actionability were assessed with Patient Education and Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT), while cultural sensitivity was measured with Cultural Sensitivity Assessment Tool (CSAT). A Cohen's κ value was calculated (PEMAT and CSAT analyses) for inter-rater agreement. The mean SMOG reading level for websites was 13.12 (college-freshman reading level). The mean PEMAT understandability score was 61.8% and actionability score was 26.0% (κ = 0.8022), both below the 70% acceptability threshold. The mean CSAT score was 2.6 (κ = 0.73), exceeding the 2.5 threshold for cultural appropriateness. Online PEM for lower extremity reconstruction continue to fall below standards of readability, understandability, and actionability; however, they meet standards of cultural appropriateness. As patients rely on these materials, creators can use validated tools and positive examples from existing PEM for greater patient accessibility.
下肢重建手术是一个不断发展的领域,患者依靠可获取的在线资料来参与围手术期护理。本研究通过评估下肢重建在线健康资料的可读性、可理解性、可操作性和文化敏感性,进一步推动了该领域的现有研究。我们通过搜索“保腿手术”“肢体挽救手术”和“腿部重建手术”等短语,确定了最先出现的10个教育网站。使用经过验证的工具进行可读性分析,包括简化的难词测量法(SMOG)。使用患者教育和资料评估工具(PEMAT)评估可理解性和可操作性,同时使用文化敏感性评估工具(CSAT)测量文化敏感性。计算了评定者间一致性的Cohen's κ值(PEMAT和CSAT分析)。网站的平均SMOG阅读水平为13.12(大学新生阅读水平)。PEMAT的平均可理解性得分是61.8%,可操作性得分是26.0%(κ = 0.8022),均低于70%的可接受阈值。CSAT的平均得分是2.6(κ = 0.73),超过了文化适宜性的2.5阈值。下肢重建的在线患者教育资料在可读性、可理解性和可操作性方面仍低于标准;然而,它们符合文化适宜性标准。由于患者依赖这些资料,创作者可以使用经过验证的工具和现有患者教育资料中的正面示例,以提高患者的可获取性。
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