IntroductionThe present study aimed at investigating the readability of online sources on hereditary hearing impairment (HHI).MethodsIn August 2022, the search terms “hereditary hearing impairment”, “genetic deafness”, hereditary hearing loss”, and “sensorineural hearing loss of genetic origin” were entered into the Google search engine and educational materials were determined. The first 50 websites were determined for each search. The double hits were removed and websites with only graphics or tables were excluded. Websites were categorized into either a professional society, a clinical practice or a general health information website. The readability tests to evaluate the websites included: Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch–Kincaid grade level, Gunning–Fog Index, Simple Measure of Gobbledygook, Coleman–Liau Index, Automated Readability Index.ResultsTwentynine websites were included and categorized as from 4 professional societies, 11 from clinical practices and 14 providing general information. All analyzed websites required higher reading levels than sixth grade. On average 12–16 years of education is required to read and understand the websites focused on HHI. Although general health information websites have better readability, the difference was not statistically significant.DiscussionThe readability scores of every type of online educational materials on HHI are above the recommended level indicating that not all patients and parents can comprehend the information they seek for on these websites.
Dear Editors, I read your editorials with interest [1,2]. Artificial intelligence has become increasingly popular in recent years. Moreover, it is seen that valuable comments made on the article focus on issues such as potential harms in the academic use of artificial intelligence, publication ethics, and the ontological position of artificial intelligence [3-6]. As with other technological developments in our life, artificial intelligence seems to be increasingly present in our lives [7]. The use of artificial intelligence in article writing is a current topic of discussion. Writing an article from scratch with artificial intelligence doesn't seem quite right. The fact that artificial intelligence doesn't have an entirely independent thought structure, and that it obtains its information only based on the web, could lead to plagiarism. Also, it will not be fully understood whether it provides correct references and whether it violates the privacy of personal data. Furthermore, we do not find it correct to accept it as a co-author. Authorship carries a responsibility that an AI tool, no matter how advanced, cannot bear. Conversely, artificial intelligence will be incapable of assuming responsibility. So, should we stay away from artificial intelligence in this case? We believe the answer to this question is no. We can use artificial intelligence while writing an article, and it can facilitate our work. Finding a title after writing the article is an important issue. It must be impressive, and some journals have a character or word limit for the title. Artificial intelligence can help us in finding a title. Artificial intelligence can also assist in creating an abstract. Each journal has different rules about the abstract section. When rejected from one journal, it's necessary to create a new abstract for another journal. Artificial intelligence can speed up this process. When the article is ready, it needs to be checked for grammar and spelling rules. Artificial intelligence will be very useful in this situation. Preparing a good cover letter is important to attract the editor's attention. Artificial intelligence will assist in writing the cover letter. Although we think that artificial intelligence cannot be a co-author and cannot be used to write an article from scratch, we believe that we can benefit from artificial intelligence while writing our article. Using artificial intelligence will save us time. It will also help us write higher quality articles. In conclusion, artificial intelligence is now a part of our lives. Instead of avoiding it, we believe that we need to take advantage of artificial intelligence in a way that will facilitate our work. Sincerely yours,
The aim of this study is to evaluate the preoperative diagnostic value of modified systemic inflammation score (mSIS) in predicting the presence of malignancy in patients with indeterminate thyroid nodules. Material and Methods: It is a retrospective study. Three hundred and sixty eight patients who underwent thyroid lobectomy were screened. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to modified SIS; mSIS 0 for those were albumin (alb) ≥ 4.0 gr/dL and lymphocyte monocyte ratio (LMR) ≥ 3.4, mSIS 1 for those were alb<4.0 gr/dL or LMR<3.4, mSIS 2 for those were alb<4.0 gr/dL and LMR<3.4. According to the results of the postoperative pathology, the patients were divided into two groups as benign and malignant. Results: The malignancy was found in 24 patients in histopathological examination. Ten (41.7%) of these were micropapillary, 8 (33.3%) were papillary, and 6 (25%) were follicular carcinomas. There was no difference between the malignant and benign groups in terms of LMR and albumin values. mSIS 0 had a 65% malignancy rate, mSIS 1 69.2%, and mSIS 2 66.6%. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups. Conclusion: MSIS may not be a predictor of malignancy in indeterminate thyroid nodules. Further studies are needed to understand this issue.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the readability of patient education materials in Turkish about laryngeal cancer. Methods: Patient education materials were determined by entering the term “gırtlak kanseri”, which is the Turkish equivalent of laryngeal cancer, into the Google search engine. The first 50 websites were determined. Duplicates, academic journals, videos, only graphics or tables were excluded. The websites are categorized as Hospitals, Doctors and General information websites. These websites were evaluated with the Ateşman readability scale. Results: After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 40 websites were analyzed. 19 PEM articles were included on Hospitals websites, 14 on Doctors websites, and 7 on General Information websites. The mean Ateşman readability score of the articles was 58.5±7.06. Hospitals websites mean score was 59.16±6.87. Doctors’ websites average score was 57.25±7.41. General information websites mean score was 59.28±7.59. There was no significant difference in readability scores of Hospitals websites, Doctros websites and General Information websites (P=0.569). Conclusion: Patient education materials in Turkish about laryngeal cancer are above the desired reading level. Increasing the readability levels of websites to the desired level can help patients reach the right treatment and better compliance to the treatment process.
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of surgical treatment on disease control, survival rates, and prognostic factors in patients with pT3N0 laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Patients and Methods: Files of pT3N0 laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) patients who were surgically treated between January 2009 and December 2019 were retrospectively screened. Forty-four patients (42 males, 2 females; mean age: 59.6±9.2 years; range, 44 to 86 years) diagnosed with pT3N0 LSCC who underwent total laryngectomy or partial laryngectomy as primary treatment were included in the study. Results: The mean follow-up period of the patients was 45.8±38.4 months. The tumor was supraglottic in 20 patients, glottic in 21 patients, and transglottic in three patients. Total laryngectomy was performed in 32 patients, and partial laryngectomy was performed in 12 patients. In five (11.3%) of the patients, recurrence occurred. There was no statistically significant link between recurrence and tumor location, surgical technique, or perineural or lymphovascular invasion. The five-year survival rate was 72.7%, with no differences in survival rates based on the type of surgery performed. Conclusion: Surgical treatment is a safe option for pT3N0 squamous cell carcinoma patients. In patients with appropriate criteria, partial laryngectomy has a similar success to total laryngectomy.
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