Readability of Online Neuro-Oncology-Related Patient Education Materials from Tertiary-Care Academic Centers.
Readability of Online Neuro-Oncology-Related Patient Education Materials from Tertiary-Care Academic Centers.
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来自三级护理学术中心的在线神经肿瘤学相关患者教育材料的可读性。
DOI：
10.1016/j.wneu.2019.11.109
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2020
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2
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Hervey-Jumper,ShawnL
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Ammanuel,SimonG;Edwards,CalebS;Alhadi,Rasheed;Hervey-Jumper,ShawnL
背景互联网已经成为患者研究诊断或疑似医学疾病的流行资源。医疗机构向公众提供有关各种疾病的全面在线教育资源。美国国立卫生研究院和美国医学协会建议，针对普通人群的患者教育材料应达到或低于八年级阅读水平。本研究的目标是评估患者教育材料的可读性为中枢神经系统肿瘤在整个三级医疗机构。MethodsPatient教育材料收集从国家癌症研究所指定的癌症中心在2019年10月。使用Microsoft Office Word软件对材料进行Flesch-Kincaid等级水平（FKGL）和Flesch阅读轻松度（FRE）评分。亚组形成的基础上，在美国（东北部，东南部，中西部，西南部和西部）的地区，以及诊断和治疗information.ResultsA共收集了180个文件，在50个机构。总体中位FKGL为12.5，中位FRE为38.2。诊断信息的中位FKGL为11.6，FRE为43.0，而治疗信息的中位FKGL为12.9，FRE为34.3。两个FKGL和FRE的地理区域之间没有统计学上的显着差异（P> 0.05）。ConclusionsOnline神经肿瘤患者教育材料从大专院校的建议阅读水平以上的书面。今后应努力提高脑肿瘤特异性患者教育材料的可读性，特别是与治疗相关的信息。
BackgroundThe Internet has become a popular resource for patients to research diagnosed or suspected medical diseases. Medical institutions provide comprehensive online education resources about various conditions to the general public. The U.S. National Institutes of Health and American Medical Association recommend that patient education materials aimed at the general population should be written at or below eighth-grade reading level. The goal of this study is to assess the readability of patient education materials for central nervous system tumors across tertiary-care institutions.MethodsPatient education materials were collected from National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers in October 2019. Materials were analyzed by Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) and Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) score using Microsoft Office Word software. Subgroups were formed based on regions in the United States (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West) as well as diagnostic and treatment information.ResultsA total of 180 documents were collected across 50 institutions. Overall median FKGL was 12.5, and median FRE was 38.2. Median FKGL for diagnostic information was 11.6 and FRE was 43.0, whereas median FKGL for treatment information was 12.9 and median FRE was 34.3. No statistically significant differences were seen for both FKGL and FRE among geographic regions (P> 0.05).ConclusionsOnline neuro-oncology patient education materials from tertiary institutions are written above recommended reading levels. Future efforts should be taken to improve the readability of brain tumor–specific patient education materials, particularly with information relating to treatment.