评估在线场外助听器信息的质量,可信度和可读性
Veranca Shah1, Christian X Lava1, Amir A Hakimi2
1School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
The Laryngoscope
|January 27, 2024
概括
在线关于非处方助听器的信息的可读性和可访问性不好. 尽管具有足够的信誉,但教育材料超过了推的阅读水平,阻碍了患者的理解.
科学领域:
- 听力学和听力健康 听力学和听力健康
- 医疗信息学 医疗信息学
- 消费者健康信息消费者健康信息
背景情况:
- 最近FDA对非处方 (OTC) 助听器的批准需要对在线健康信息进行评估.
- 关于OTC助听器的现有在线资源尚未被系统地评估其质量,可信度,可读性或可访问性.
研究的目的:
- 评估在线教育材料的质量,可信度,可读性和可访问性. 关于非处方助听器的在线教育材料.
- 为了在医疗保健授权和非医疗保健授权网站之间比较这些指标.
主要方法:
- 谷歌搜索"非处方助听器"确定了前50个结果.
- 使用弗莱什阅读易度得分 (FRES) 和弗莱什-金凯德等级水平 (FKGL) 评估可读性.
- 使用货币,相关性,权威,准确性和目的 (CRAAP) 测试和DISCERN仪器来评估质量和信誉. 可访问性是通过对相关信息的点击次数来衡量的.
主要成果:
- 在医疗保健和非医疗保健网站之间的可读性 (FRES,FKGL) 或可信度 (CRAAP,DISCERN) 评分中没有发现显著差异.
- 医疗保健和非医疗保健网站的可读性得分都超过了患者教育建议的水平.
- 通过点击次数衡量的可访问性在两组之间没有显著差异.
结论:
- 网上关于非处方助听器的信息表明可读性和可访问性不佳.
- 虽然信誉足够,但教育材料中使用的语言的复杂性会损害理解.
- 许多网站需要多次点击才能访问必不可少的产品信息,这对消费者构成了障碍.
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