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Samuel E Razmi1, Lexi Goehring2, Aatin K Dhanda3
1Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Patients seek online information on biologic therapies for chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). Current online content is often difficult to read and lacks quality, necessitating better resources for CRSwNP treatment information.
Area of Science:
- Otolaryngology
- Immunology
- Health Informatics
Background:
- Chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a complex condition.
- Biologic therapies represent a novel treatment approach for CRSwNP.
- Patient-generated online search queries reflect a need for accessible information.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify common online questions about biologic therapies for CRSwNP.
- To assess the readability and quality of online content addressing these questions.
Main Methods:
- Google Trends identified common search terms.
- A data-scraping program extracted "People Also Ask" questions and sources.
- Readability was assessed using Flesch Kincaid Grade Level and Flesch Reading Ease scores.
- Content quality was evaluated using JAMA Benchmark criteria.
Main Results:
- 143 unique questions and websites were analyzed.
- Questions covered biologics overall, CRSwNP, and treatment options.
- Most sources were commercial (60.14%), with average readability at a 12th-grade level and low reading ease.
- Mean JAMA criteria scores indicated largely low-quality materials (0.9895/4).
Conclusions:
- There is a significant need for high-quality, accessible online information on biologic therapies for CRSwNP.
- Online content quality and readability require improvement.
- Healthcare providers should guide patients to reliable, evidence-based resources.
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