دورية أكاديمية
Assessing readability of online patient educational material on concussion and return to play.
| العنوان: | Assessing readability of online patient educational material on concussion and return to play. |
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| المؤلفون: | Roy JM; 1Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India.; 2Bowers Neurosurgical Frailty and Outcomes Data Science Lab, Sandy, Utah., Prvulovic ST; 2Bowers Neurosurgical Frailty and Outcomes Data Science Lab, Sandy, Utah.; 3Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC., Bhalla S; 2Bowers Neurosurgical Frailty and Outcomes Data Science Lab, Sandy, Utah.; 4Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California., Casella C; 2Bowers Neurosurgical Frailty and Outcomes Data Science Lab, Sandy, Utah.; 5Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana., Zoghi S; 2Bowers Neurosurgical Frailty and Outcomes Data Science Lab, Sandy, Utah.; 6Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Student Research Committee, Shiraz, Iran; and., Gajjar A; 2Bowers Neurosurgical Frailty and Outcomes Data Science Lab, Sandy, Utah.; 7Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, California., Bowers CA; 2Bowers Neurosurgical Frailty and Outcomes Data Science Lab, Sandy, Utah. |
| المصدر: | Neurosurgical focus [Neurosurg Focus] 2024 Jul; Vol. 57 (1), pp. E6. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: American Association of Neurological Surgeons Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100896471 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1092-0684 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10920684 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Neurosurg Focus Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Charlottesville, VA : American Association of Neurological Surgeons, c1996- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Brain Concussion*/prevention & control , Comprehension* , Patient Education as Topic*/methods , Patient Education as Topic*/standards, Humans ; Internet ; Return to Sport ; Reading |
| مستخلص: | Objective: Concussions are self-limited forms of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Gradual return to play (RTP) is crucial to minimizing the risk of second impact syndrome. Online patient educational materials (OPEM) are often used to guide decision-making. Previous literature has reported that grade-level readability of OPEM is higher than recommended by the American Medical Association and the National Institutes of Health. The authors evaluated the readability of OPEM on concussion and RTP. Methods: An online search engine was used to identify websites providing OPEM on concussion and RTP. Text specific to concussion and RTP was extracted from each website and readability was assessed using the following six standardized indices: Flesch Reading Ease (FRE), Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning Fog Index, Coleman-Liau Index, Simple Measure of Gobbledygook Index, and Automated Readability Index. One-way ANOVA and Tukey's post hoc test were used to compare readability across sources of information. Results: There were 59 concussion and RTP articles, and readability levels exceeded the recommended 6th grade level, irrespective of the source of information. Academic institutions published OPEM at simpler readability levels (higher FRE scores). Private organizations published OPEM at more complex (higher) grade-level readability levels in comparison with academic and nonprofit institutions (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The readability of OPEM on RTP after concussions exceeds the literacy of the average American. There is a critical need to modify the concussion and RTP OPEM to improve comprehension by a broad audience. |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: American Medical Association; concussion; readability; return to play |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240701 Date Completed: 20240701 Latest Revision: 20240801 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240802 |
| DOI: | 10.3171/2024.4.FOCUS24128 |
| PMID: | 38950429 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 1092-0684 |
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| DOI: | 10.3171/2024.4.FOCUS24128 |