Hernandez Christopher J, Lim Jonathan, Takele Rebecca, Escobedo Frankie, Dominique Georgina, Ojeaburu Leslie, Scotland Kymora
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
Department of Urology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Nov 6;16(11):e73140. doi: 10.7759/cureus.73140. eCollection 2024 Nov.
Introduction and objectives With the continuous growth of social media platforms, an increasing number of individuals are turning to them as their main source of medical information. This article aims to pinpoint the most widely accessed online resources on kidney stone pain among those who suffer from kidney stones and to assess the reliability, understandability, quality, and actionability of their content. Materials and methods The social media analysis platform BuzzSumo was employed to identify pertinent articles and assess their engagement levels. The DISCERN instrument was utilized to evaluate the quality of the top 10 most popular articles, while online software for determining reading grade levels was used to assess article readability. Additionally, the PEMAT (Patient Education Material Assessment Tool) was employed to gauge the actionability and understandability of these articles. Results The BuzzSumo results were obtained through four search categories: "passing stones," "home remedies," "stent pain," and "back pain." DISCERN exhibited a mean article score of 2.67/5, indicating low quality. The average reading grade level for articles was 10.4, with a median of 10. PEMAT results indicated an average understandability score of 60%, signifying that most articles were not easily understandable, and an average actionability score of 31%, indicating a lack of actionable steps in the majority of articles to improve health outcomes. Conclusions Online resources about kidney stone pain were found to have shortcomings, including content with a reading level higher than average, and a lack of actionable solutions for improving overall health.
引言与目标 随着社交媒体平台的持续发展，越来越多的人将其作为主要的医学信息来源。本文旨在找出肾结石患者中访问量最大的关于肾结石疼痛的在线资源，并评估其内容的可靠性、易懂性、质量和可操作性。材料与方法 使用社交媒体分析平台BuzzSumo来识别相关文章并评估其参与度。利用DISCERN工具评估最受欢迎的10篇文章的质量，同时使用在线软件确定文章的阅读年级水平以评估文章的可读性。此外，采用PEMAT（患者教育材料评估工具）来衡量这些文章的可操作性和易懂性。结果 通过四个搜索类别获得了BuzzSumo的结果：“排出结石”“家庭疗法”“支架疼痛”和“背痛”。DISCERN显示文章平均得分为2.67/5，表明质量较低。文章的平均阅读年级水平为10.4，中位数为10。PEMAT结果表明，平均易懂性得分为60%，这意味着大多数文章不易理解，平均可操作性得分为31%，表明大多数文章缺乏改善健康结果的可操作步骤。结论 发现关于肾结石疼痛的在线资源存在缺陷，包括阅读水平高于平均水平的内容，以及缺乏改善整体健康的可操作解决方案。
