Vishak M S, Surendran Adwaith Krishna, Rajkumar Anjali, Raj Ruben, Raja Kalaiarasi
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Dec;76(6):5793-5798. doi: 10.1007/s12070-024-05098-5. Epub 2024 Sep 21.
Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure to create an opening in the neck to insert a tube into the trachea to help a person breathe. Proper cleaning and care of the tracheostomy tube is vital to prevent infections. Patients frequently use the internet to learn about tracheostomy tube care before and after the procedure. To assess the readability and reliability of 50 websites providing patient information on tracheostomy tube care. The websites were evaluated using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL), Flesch Reading Ease Score (FRES), Gunning Fog score (GF), DISCERN score, and JAMA benchmark criteria. The mean FKGL was 6.2, FRES was 61.9 and GF score was 7.2, indicating moderate overall readability. The reliability scores were average, too, with mean DISCERN and JAMA scores being 3.2 and 1.8, respectively. There is immense scope for improvement in the readability and reliability of online resources on tracheostomy tube care for patients to comprehend the information quickly.
气管造口术是一种外科手术，通过在颈部开口将一根管子插入气管，以帮助患者呼吸。正确清洁和护理气管造口管对于预防感染至关重要。患者在手术前后经常会通过互联网了解气管造口管的护理知识。为了评估50个提供气管造口管护理患者信息的网站的可读性和可靠性。使用弗莱施-金凯德年级水平（FKGL）、弗莱施阅读简易度得分（FRES）、冈宁雾度得分（GF）、辨别得分和《美国医学会杂志》基准标准对这些网站进行评估。平均FKGL为6.2，FRES为61.9，GF得分为7.2，表明总体可读性中等。可靠性得分也处于平均水平，辨别得分和《美国医学会杂志》得分的平均值分别为3.2和1.8。为了让患者能够快速理解信息，气管造口管护理在线资源的可读性和可靠性还有很大的改进空间。
