The readability of pediatric patient education materials on the World Wide Web
The readability of pediatric patient education materials on the World Wide Web
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DOI：
10.1001/archpedi.155.7.807
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发表时间：
2001-07-01
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通讯作者：
Johnson-West, J
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作者：
D'Alessandro, DM;Kingsley, P;Johnson-West, J
背景：扫盲是一个国家和国际问题。研究表明，成人和儿科患者教育材料的可读性对于普通成年人来说太高了。材料应写在8年级或更低的水平。目的：确定万维网（WWW）上为成人设计的儿科患者教育材料的总体可读性。材料和方法：generalpediatrics。// www.generalpediatrics.com)是一个数字图书馆，服务于儿科卫生保健提供者、患者和家庭的医疗信息需求。采用内置的计算机软件可读性公式（Flesch Reading Ease和Flesch- kincaid阅读水平）和手工计算方法（Fry formula和SMOG方法）对100个不同的权威网站的文档进行评估。方差分析和配对t检验确定显著性。结果：89篇文献构成最终样本；他们涵盖了广泛的儿科主题。Flesch Reading Ease总分为57.0。Fry公式的总体平均值为12.0（12年级，0个月的学校教育），而SMOG为12.2。整体Flesch-Kincaid等级水平显著降低(P
Background: Literacy is a national and international problem. Studies have shown the readability of adult and pediatric patient education materials to be too high for average adults. Materials should be written at the 8th-grade level or lower.Objective: To determine the general readability of pediatric patient education materials designed for adults on the World Wide Web (WWW).Materials and Methods: GeneralPediatrics.com (http.// www.generalpediatrics.com) is a digital library serving the medical information needs of pediatric health care providers, patients, and families. Documents from 100 different authoritative Web sites designed for laypersons were evaluated using a built-in computer software readability formula (Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid reading levels) and hand calculation methods (Fry Formula and SMOG methods). Analysis of variance and paired t tests determined significance.Results: Eighty-nine documents constituted the final sample; they covered a wide spectrum of pediatric topics. The overall Flesch Reading Ease score was 57.0. The overall mean Fry Formula was 12.0 (12th grade, 0 months of schooling) and SMOG was 12.2. The overall Flesch-Kincaid grade level was significantly lower (P