通过不同的可读性测量来评估在线血液癌症教育材料的可读性
Ashley Shin1, Surbhi Banubakode1, Sara Taveras Alam1
1Division of Hematology/Oncology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Houston, USA.
Cureus
|May 20, 2024
概括
大多数关于血液癌症的患者教育材料都超过了推的阅读水平,这可能会影响患者的理解和结果. 提高可读性对于有效的癌症护理沟通至关重要.
科学领域:
- 卫生沟通健康沟通
- 患者教育 患者教育
- 在瘤学瘤学.
背景情况:
- 国家卫生研究院和美国医学协会建议患者教育材料 (EMs) 在六年级阅读水平或以下.
- 准确的血液癌症EM可以从像美国癌症协会,白血病和淋巴瘤协会和国家综合癌症网络等组织获得.
研究的目的:
- 评估血液癌症患者教育材料的可读性.
- 将患者EMS的读数水平与医疗保健专业人员的读数水平进行比较.
主要方法:
- 一百一十一名血液癌症EM被评估使用五种可读性公式:弗莱什阅读易度公式 (FREF),弗莱什-金凯德等级水平 (FKGL),枪击雾指数 (GFI),简单测量Gobbledygook指数 (SMOG) 和科尔曼-利乌指数 (CLI).
- 分析了患者EM的可读性得分,并与推水平和医疗保健专业教育材料 (HPEM) 进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 在所有评估方式中,只有3.96%的EMS患者达到推的七年级读数水平.
- 医疗保健专业教育材料 (HPEMs) 的得分明显更高,平均为大学和研究生阅读水平.
- 在患者和专业材料的不同公式中,在可读性得分中发现了显著的差异,这表明评估的变化.
结论:
- 大多数血液癌症患者的EMs的书写水平高于推的七年级阅读水平.
- 电子仪表的可读性差可能会阻碍患者的理解,可能导致不良的健康结果.
- 医生咨询对于在癌症治疗期间弥合理解差距至关重要,因为EMS不应取代专业指导.
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