Concussion information online: evaluation of information quality, content and readability of concussion-related websites
Concussion information online: evaluation of information quality, content and readability of concussion-related websites
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DOI：
10.1136/bjsm.2010.081620
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发表时间：
2012-07-01
影响因子：
18.4
通讯作者：
McCrory, Paul R.
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作者：
Ahmed, Osman H.;Sullivan, S. John;McCrory, Paul R.
背景互联网在向公众传播健康信息方面发挥着重要作用。骨科运动医学网站上的信息标准参差不齐，目前还没有对脑震荡相关网站的整体质量进行评估。评估网站的质量标准(HONcode)，使用定制的脑震荡检查表(‘CONcheck’)评估网站对当前专家脑震荡知识的遵守情况，使用已建立的Flesch阅读轻松(FRE)和Flesch-Kincaid等级(FKGL)评估网站的可读性。CONCheck(0-22)、FRE(16.3-77.4)和FKGL(6-17.8)的得分分布广泛。有无HON码的网站与有HON码的网站之间的独立t检验结果显示，两组的CONCheck(t(41)=0.571，p=0.571)、FRE(t(41)=0.808，p=0.424)和FKGL(t(41)=-0.964，p=0.341)得分没有显著差异。结论脑震荡相关网站标准的差异凸显了运动医学网站提供者需要考虑信息的传递、内容和可读性。
Background The internet plays an important role in the dissemination of health information to the general public. Information on orthopaedic sports medicine websites has been shown to be of a varying standard, and to date there has been no evaluation of the overall quality of concussion-related websites.Methods A four-stage methodological sampling technique was used to identify concussion-related websites. Websites were assessed for the presence of a quality standard (the HONcode), their adherence to current expert concussion knowledge using a custom-developed concussion checklist ('CONcheck'), and their readability using the established Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL).Results 43 Websites were identified from the search strategy with the majority (70%) not HONcode certified. A wide distribution of scores was seen for the CONcheck (0-22), FRE (16.3-77.4) and FKGL (6-17.8). Statistical analysis using independent t tests between websites with the HONcode and websites without the HONcode showed no significant differences between the two groups for CONcheck (t(41) = 0.571, p = 0.571), FRE (t(41) = 0.808, p = 0.424) and FKGL(t(41) = -0.964, p = 0.341) scores.Conclusions The variability in the standard of concussion-related websites highlights the need for sports medicine website providers to consider the delivery, content and readability of information to the public.