评估常见精神病障碍在线患者教育材料的可读性和可理解性
Joshua L Davis1, Cameron Gerhold2, Jason Roeder3
1Psychiatry, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA.
Cureus
|September 30, 2024
概括
对于精神疾病的在线健康信息往往是患者难以理解的. 提高可读性对于更好的患者教育和对严重精神疾病患者的护理至关重要.
科学领域:
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 卫生沟通健康沟通
- 数字健康素养 数字健康素养
背景情况:
- 数以百万计的人使用互联网获取健康信息,但美国成年人的健康素养很低.
- 这对患有严重精神疾病的个人来说是一个关键问题,它会影响结果和获取.
- 在线健康内容应与美国成年人平均阅读水平 (八年级) 相匹配.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估谷歌搜索结果中常见的精神病障碍的可读性.
- 识别弱势群体在线获取健康信息的障碍.
- 强调需要改善严重精神疾病的在线健康材料.
主要方法:
- 分析了八种常见的精神病障碍的前五个网站.
- 为每个网页计算的Flesch-Kincaid (FK) 阅读易度和成绩等级分数.
- 指出负责创建内容的机构和组织.
主要成果:
- 平均FK成绩水平为9.9 (10年级),阅读易度得分为37.3 (大学级难度).
- 具有精神病特征的重度抑郁症 (MDD) 是最容易获得的内容 (FK等级8.6).
- 妄想性障碍网站是最困难的 (FK等级11.2),精神分裂症类型障碍内容的阅读易度最低 (31.7).
结论:
- 可访问的在线材料可以改善患者的教育和精神病障碍的遵守.
- 在线心理健康信息的可读性方面需要显著改进.
- 医疗保健提供者应该引导患者找到可靠,易于理解的资源,并倡导更好的在线内容创作.
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