Prof Dr Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Istanbul Turkey.
Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Istanbul Turkey.
J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2024 Oct;40:2205-2210. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2024.11.009. Epub 2024 Nov 5.
In this study, we aimed to investigate the quality and readability of websites related to Piriformis Syndrome(PS).
On November 14, 2023, we searched the term "Piriformis Syndrome" in Google (https://www.google.com). We evaluated the top 200 uniform resource locators(URLs) in query results for typology, Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA) scores, the Flesch-Kincaid reading ease(FRE) score, Flesch-Kincaid grade(FKG) level, Gunning-Fog index, and Simple Measure of Gobbledygook(SMOG) grade level. The JAMA scoring system was used to assess quality, and FRE, FKG, Gunning-Fog index and SMOG scores were used to assess the readability of online information. Content analysis was performed for etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Treatment options were evaluated as exercise, physical therapy agents, drug therapy, invasive treatments, and surgery.
Of the 138 websites evaluated, 39 were classified as high-quality websites. Scientific publications and health portal websites were found to have high-quality scores. When the readability parameters of the websites were compared in terms of quality, there was no significant difference between high-quality websites and low-quality websites in terms of FRE and FKG scores(p > 0.05), but there was a significant difference in Gunning-Fog index and SMOG scores(p = 0.030, p = 0.010 respectively). The quality score of the top 10 websites was higher than the rest(p = 0.002). When the contents of the websites were analyzed, there was a significant difference only in terms of diagnosis. Scientific websites mentioned diagnosis the most, while commercial websites mentioned it the least. When the treatment content was analyzed, there was a significant difference in terms of surgery. Non-profit websites mentioned it the most, while commercial websites mentioned it the least.
High-quality websites were slightly more difficult in the readability parameters. However, the proportion of high-quality websites was quite low. These results may encourage those producing PS-related online information to improve the quality and readability of content and content coverage.
本研究旨在调查与梨状肌综合征（PS）相关的网站的质量和可读性。
2023 年 11 月 14 日，我们在 Google（https://www.google.com）中搜索了“梨状肌综合征”一词。我们评估了查询结果中前 200 个统一资源定位符（URL）的类型、美国医学会杂志（JAMA）评分、弗莱什-金凯德阅读舒适度（FRE）评分、弗莱什-金凯德等级（FKG）水平、古宁-福格指数和简易文字难度测量（SMOG）等级。JAMA 评分系统用于评估质量，FRE、FKG、古宁-福格指数和 SMOG 评分用于评估在线信息的可读性。对病因、症状、诊断和治疗进行了内容分析。治疗选择评估为运动、物理治疗剂、药物治疗、侵入性治疗和手术。
在评估的 138 个网站中，有 39 个被归类为高质量网站。科学出版物和健康门户网站的评分较高。当根据质量比较网站的可读性参数时，高质量网站和低质量网站在 FRE 和 FKG 评分方面没有显著差异（p>0.05），但在古宁-福格指数和 SMOG 评分方面有显著差异（p=0.030，p=0.010）。前 10 名网站的质量评分高于其他网站（p=0.002）。当分析网站的内容时，只有在诊断方面存在显著差异。科学网站提到诊断最多，而商业网站提到诊断最少。当分析治疗内容时，在手术方面存在显著差异。非营利性网站提到手术最多，而商业网站提到手术最少。
高质量网站的可读性参数略有难度。然而，高质量网站的比例相当低。这些结果可能鼓励那些制作与 PS 相关的在线信息的人提高内容和内容覆盖的质量和可读性。
