Readability, content, and quality of COVID-19 patient education materials from academic medical centers in the United States.
Readability, content, and quality of COVID-19 patient education materials from academic medical centers in the United States.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.023
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发表时间：
2021-06
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Lange EMS
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文献类型：
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作者：
Kruse J;Toledo P;Belton TB;Testani EJ;Evans CT;Grobman WA;Miller ES;Lange EMS
SARS-CoV-2病毒的迅速传播导致了全球性的大流行和公共卫生危机。互联网是提供患者教育材料(PEM)的常用资源。这项研究的目的是评估来自美国学术医学中心的新冠肺炎上基于网络的PEM的可读性、内容和质量。美国医学院的名称来自美国医学院协会网站(n = 145)。使用谷歌搜索与每个学校的医疗中心相关的机构、医院和健康百科全书网站。使用三个有效的指数计算新冠肺炎的可读性：(1)肉体-金凯德等级水平，(2)官样文章的简单测量，(3)官样文章的枪击频率。根据疾病控制中心网站上提供的材料，使用评分矩阵对内容进行评估。患者教育材料印刷评估工具(PEMAT-P)用于评估可用性和可操作性。共有141个(97%)的PEM符合纳入标准，并对可读性、内容和质量进行了分析。平均可读性高于推荐的六年级阅读水平(P<；.001)。不同的PEM的内容是不同的。PEMAT-P评分反映了良好的可理解性，中位数为83%(IQR75%~87%)，而可操作性较差，中位数为41%(IQR40%~60%)。尽管新冠肺炎上有基于网络的PEMS，但其可读性显著高于美国国立卫生研究院和美国卫生与公众服务部推荐的六年级阅读水平，并且PEMS的可操作性较低。至关重要的是，在新冠肺炎上提供可读的PEM，以有效传播准确的信息，促进患者对病毒、其如何传播以及如何保护自己的了解。
SARS-CoV-2 has spread rapidly resulted in a global pandemic and public health crisis. The internet is a frequently used resource for providing patient education materials (PEMs). The aim of this study was to evaluate the readability, content, and quality of web-based PEMs on COVID-19 from US academic medical centers. The names of US medical schools were obtained from the Association of American Medical Colleges website (n = 145). Institutional, hospital, and heath encyclopedia websites associated with each schools’ medical center were identified using Google. Readability of COVID-19 PEMs was calculated using three validated indices: (1) Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level, (2) Simple Measure of Gobbledygook, and (3) Gunning Frequency of Gobbledygook. Content was evaluated using a scoring matrix based on materials available on the Center for Disease Control website. The Patient Education Material Assessment Tool for Print (PEMAT-P) was used to assess usability and actionability. A total of 141 (97%) PEMs met inclusion criteria and were analyzed for readability, content, and quality. The mean readability was above the recommended sixth grade reading level (P < .001). Content was variable across PEMs. The PEMAT-P scores reflected good understandability with a median score of 83% (IQR 75%-87%), while actionability was poor with a median score of 41% (IQR 40%-60%). Despite availability of web-based PEMs for COVID-19, the readability was significantly higher than the National Institute of Health and US Department of Health and Human Services recommended sixth grade reading level and actionability of PEMs was low. It is critical to provide readable PEMs on COVID-19 to effectively disseminate accurate information and facilitate patients’ understanding of the virus, how it spreads, and how to protect themselves.
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DOI：
10.15585/mmwr.mm6915e3
发表时间：
2020-04-17
期刊：
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
Fry A
影响因子：
3.5
作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
4.5
作者：
Sørensen K;Van den Broucke S;Fullam J;Doyle G;Pelikan J;Slonska Z;Brand H;(HLS-EU) Consortium Health Literacy Project European
通讯作者：
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影响因子：
9.9
作者：
Flesch, Rudolf
通讯作者：
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影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Li, Tom;Liu, Yan;Dai, Susie Y.
通讯作者：
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