Readability, suitability, and health content assessment of web-based patient education materials on colorectal cancer screening

Tian, Chenlu; Champlin, Sara; Mackert, Michael; Lazard, Allison J.; Agrawal, Deepak

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2014.01.034

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“…Across these studies, researchers consistently found empirical evidence that text-based consumer health information resources were too complex for the recommended 6th to 7th grade reading level [8,9]. For instance, smoking education materials [10], warnings on alcohol and tobacco products [11], Web-based patient education materials [12-14], informed consent documents used in clinical trial research [15], government endorsed written action-plan handouts [16], and commercially available health information [17] were found to require higher literacy levels than that recommended by the NIH and HHS. Moreover, health information available from commercially funded sources was significantly more difficult to read than information available from government-funded sources [18].…”

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The Readability of Electronic Cigarette Health Information and Advice: A Quantitative Analysis of Web-Based Information

Park¹,

Zhu²,

Conway³

2017

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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BackgroundThe popularity and use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has increased across all demographic groups in recent years. However, little is currently known about the readability of health information and advice aimed at the general public regarding the use of e-cigarettes.ObjectiveThe objective of our study was to examine the readability of publicly available health information as well as advice on e-cigarettes. We compared information and advice available from US government agencies, nongovernment organizations, English speaking government agencies outside the United States, and for-profit entities.MethodsA systematic search for health information and advice on e-cigarettes was conducted using search engines. We manually verified search results and converted to plain text for analysis. We then assessed readability of the collected documents using 4 readability metrics followed by pairwise comparisons of groups with adjustment for multiple comparisons.ResultsA total of 54 documents were collected for this study. All 4 readability metrics indicate that all information and advice on e-cigarette use is written at a level higher than that recommended for the general public by National Institutes of Health (NIH) communication guidelines. However, health information and advice written by for-profit entities, many of which were promoting e-cigarettes, were significantly easier to read.ConclusionsA substantial proportion of potential and current e-cigarette users are likely to have difficulty in fully comprehending Web-based health information regarding e-cigarettes, potentially hindering effective health-seeking behaviors. To comply with NIH communication guidelines, government entities and nongovernment organizations would benefit from improving the readability of e-cigarettes information and advice.

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The Readability of Electronic Cigarette Health Information and Advice: A Quantitative Analysis of Web-Based Information

Park¹,

Zhu²,

Conway³

2017

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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“…In addition to our study, several studies of internet health information assessments for other diseases demonstrated marked variation in quality and poor quality information in need of many improvements, although these studies used different evaluation tools [20,[29][30][31]. Therefore, there is great concern regarding the quality of internet health information [17,32].…”

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The Quality of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Information Resources for Patients on the Internet in Korea (Preprint)

So¹,

Jang²,

Lee³

et al. 2018

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“…Both SAM and SMOG are validated and recommended tools [23][24][25][26]. Initially the 'Clear Communication Index Score' was considered but it was found to not be suitable to evaluate video/audio material.…”

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Examining the online approaches used by hospitals in Sydney, Australia to inform patients about healthcare associated infections and infection prevention strategies

Park

Seale

2017

Infection, Disease & Health

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Readability, suitability, and health content assessment of web-based patient education materials on colorectal cancer screening

Cited by 87 publications

References 21 publications

The Readability of Electronic Cigarette Health Information and Advice: A Quantitative Analysis of Web-Based Information

The Readability of Electronic Cigarette Health Information and Advice: A Quantitative Analysis of Web-Based Information

The Quality of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Information Resources for Patients on the Internet in Korea (Preprint)

Examining the online approaches used by hospitals in Sydney, Australia to inform patients about healthcare associated infections and infection prevention strategies

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