Assessment of the readability of internet-based patient educational materials on acute rheumatic fever

Derya ARSLAN; Betül KOZANHAN; Mahmut Sami TUTAR

doi:https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.658528

Makale detayları

Assessment of the readability of internet-based patient educational materials on acute rheumatic fever

Yazarlar:

Derya ARSLAN | Betül KOZANHAN | Mahmut Sami TUTAR

Yayıncı:

Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar:

Jinekoloji ve diğer tıbbi uzmanlık alanları

Dergi:

Cukurova Medical Journal 2020 Vol.45 Issue 2, pp.414-420

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000915032

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2602-3040

pISSN:

2602-3032

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.658528

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 


Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the readability of acute rheumatic fever-related Internet-based patient education materials. Materials and Methods: A total of 250 websites assessed, 50 for each of the keywords (“acute rheumatic fever,” “acute joint rheumatism’’, “rheumatic fever’’, “acute rheumatic carditis’’, “rheumatic carditis’’) on search engine Google (available at www.google.com).  Sites with less information than ten sentences, chat, forum and commercial blog sites were excluded from the study. Average word count, average syllable number and words with an average syllable number of 4 and above were calculated. The average readability level was analyzed using Ateşman and Bezirci-Yilmaz readability formulas. Results: A total of 50 out of 250 websites were eligible for examination after the applying of the exclusion criteria. Of the sites reviewed, 33 created by health-care professionals and the 17 by non-health-care professionals. The readability of the web sites was moderate difficulty according to the Ateşman formula, and comprehensible to people at undergraduate level according to the Bezirci-Yılmaz formula. Conclusion: The readability level of patient educational texts related to acute rheumatic fever field on web sites was at academic literacy level. This information would be difficult to understand by the average education level in the Turkey. 

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Makale detayları

Assessment of the readability of internet-based patient educational materials on acute rheumatic fever

Yazarlar:

Derya ARSLAN | Betül KOZANHAN | Mahmut Sami TUTAR

Yayıncı:

Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar:

Jinekoloji ve diğer tıbbi uzmanlık alanları

Dergi:

Cukurova Medical Journal 2020 Vol.45 Issue 2, pp.414-420

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000915032

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2602-3040

pISSN:

2602-3032

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.658528

Acute rheumatic fever

Child

Internet

Web sites

Sayı

Makale detayları

Assessment of the readability of internet-based patient educational materials on acute rheumatic fever

Yazarlar: Derya ARSLAN | Betül KOZANHAN | Mahmut Sami TUTAR

Yayıncı: Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar: Jinekoloji ve diğer tıbbi uzmanlık alanları

Dergi: Cukurova Medical Journal 2020 Vol.45 Issue 2, pp.414-420

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000915032

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2602-3040

pISSN: 2602-3032

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.658528

Acute rheumatic fever

Child

Internet

Web sites

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Derya ARSLAN | Betül KOZANHAN | Mahmut Sami TUTAR

Yayıncı:

Cukurova University

Ana Başlıklar:

Jinekoloji ve diğer tıbbi uzmanlık alanları

Dergi:

Cukurova Medical Journal 2020 Vol.45 Issue 2, pp.414-420

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000915032

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2602-3040

pISSN:

2602-3032

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.658528