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A critical analysis of online patient-directed resources on catheter ablation for ventricular arrhythmias

Ashish Sood1,2, Yu J Hui1,2, Samual Turnbull1,2

  • 1Department of Cardiology Westmead Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia.

Journal of Arrhythmia
|March 10, 2025
PubMed

Insights

Online patient education materials on ventricular arrhythmias (VA) catheter ablation are scarce and of poor quality. Most written content exceeds recommended reading levels, hindering patient understanding of this crucial procedure.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Medical Education
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Patients actively seek online information to understand medical procedures.
  • The quality of online patient education materials (OPEMs) for ventricular arrhythmias (VA) catheter ablation needs evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the quality and readability of online patient education materials (OPEMs) concerning catheter ablation for ventricular arrhythmias (VA).

Main Methods:

  • Searched Google, Bing, Yahoo, and YouTube for written and video OPEMs on VA ablation.
  • Assessed written OPEMs for readability (grade level) and quality (DISCERN, JAMA).
  • Evaluated video OPEMs based on essential discussion points.

Main Results:

  • Identified 60 unique written and 25 unique video OPEMs.
  • Written OPEMs averaged a 11.3 grade level, exceeding the recommended 6th grade.
  • Only 26.7% of written OPEMs were high-quality (JAMA), and 30% were good (DISCERN).
  • Video OPEMs covered a mean of 3.5 of 18 essential criteria.

Conclusions:

  • A significant lack of high-quality online patient education materials exists for VA catheter ablation.
  • Available OPEMs are of insufficient quality and readability for effective patient comprehension.
  • Written materials exceed recommended reading levels, potentially limiting patient understanding.
Abstract

Keywords:
catheter ablationpatient educationqualityreadabilityventricular arrhythmia

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