Kita Masahiko
Graduate School of Nursing, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan.
Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Japan.
PEC Innov. 2024 Dec 29;6:100367. doi: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100367. eCollection 2025 Jun.
To evaluate the medical information available on the Web in Japanese to patients undergoing splenectomy.
Japanese websites on splenectomy were identified by conducting a search on two Internet search engines. Scales were used to score readability, quality, understandability, and actionability. Correlation coefficients for the scale scores were calculated.
31 Japanese websites were included in the analysis. "The increased lifetime risk of infection post-splenectomy" and "the requirement to carry a patient card or another form of identification indicating post-splenectomy" was mentioned in 90.3 % (28/31) and 3.2 % (1/31) of websites, respectively. The mean (±standard deviation) grade on the Japanese Readability was 9.8 (±0.9). The actionability of 22 websites was less than 30 %. Positive correlations were found between readability and DISCERN scores ( = 0.37; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 0.01 to 0.64, < 0.05) and between content score and actionability ( = 0.49; 95 %CI, 0.07 to 0.69, < 0.05).
Japanese information on websites available to patients undergoing splenectomy was insufficient. The dissemination of information on specific infection prevention measures is needed but must be available at an appropriate readability level.
Creating patient education materials using content score items may promote splenectomy patients coping infection prevention behaviors in Japan.
评估日本网站上为接受脾切除术患者提供的医学信息。
通过在两个互联网搜索引擎上进行搜索，找出有关脾切除术的日语网站。使用量表对可读性、质量、可理解性和可操作性进行评分。计算量表评分的相关系数。
31个日语网站纳入分析。分别有90.3%（28/31）和3.2%（1/31）的网站提到了“脾切除术后感染终生风险增加”和“需要携带患者卡或其他表明脾切除术后的身份识别形式 ”。日语可读性的平均（±标准差）等级为9.8（±0.9）。22个网站的可操作性低于30%。可读性与DISCERN评分之间（= 0.37；95%置信区间[CI]，0.01至0.64，<0.05）以及内容评分与可操作性之间（= 0.49；95%CI，0.07至0.69，<0.05）存在正相关。
日本网站上为接受脾切除术患者提供的信息不足。需要传播有关特定感染预防措施的信息，但必须以适当的可读性水平提供。
使用内容评分项目创建患者教育材料可能会促进日本脾切除术患者应对感染预防行为。
