Evaluating online patient education materials for liver cirrhosis.

Internet Liver Cirrhosis Patient Education Quality Readability Understandability

Journal

Irish journal of medical science
ISSN: 1863-4362
Titre abrégé: Ir J Med Sci
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 7806864

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 11 09 2023
accepted: 20 02 2024
medline: 6 3 2024
pubmed: 6 3 2024
entrez: 6 3 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Liver cirrhosis affects 4.5 million adults in the United States (US). As more patients educate themselves online, we evaluated the accessibility, quality, understandability, accuracy, readability, and comprehensiveness (AQUA-RC) of online patient education materials for cirrhosis. Cross-sectional analysis using Google 28 websites and 25 videos were included. Accessibility was equal across all regions. Websites had higher average quality scores than videos, although this was not statistically significant (p = 0.84). Websites were more understandable than videos (p < 0.00001). Both websites and videos were 100% accurate. Readability for websites was higher than recommended standards. Websites were more comprehensive than videos (p = 0.02). Online patient education materials for cirrhosis in the US are equally accessible, but readability and understandability are too complex. Websites are of greater quality, accuracy, and comprehensiveness than YouTube videos, which are often narrowly focused and targeted at the medical community rather than patients. Further efforts should be made to improve online patient education and expand content across platforms.

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BACKGROUND & AIMS OBJECTIVE
Liver cirrhosis affects 4.5 million adults in the United States (US). As more patients educate themselves online, we evaluated the accessibility, quality, understandability, accuracy, readability, and comprehensiveness (AQUA-RC) of online patient education materials for cirrhosis.
METHODS METHODS
Cross-sectional analysis using Google
RESULTS RESULTS
28 websites and 25 videos were included. Accessibility was equal across all regions. Websites had higher average quality scores than videos, although this was not statistically significant (p = 0.84). Websites were more understandable than videos (p < 0.00001). Both websites and videos were 100% accurate. Readability for websites was higher than recommended standards. Websites were more comprehensive than videos (p = 0.02).
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Online patient education materials for cirrhosis in the US are equally accessible, but readability and understandability are too complex. Websites are of greater quality, accuracy, and comprehensiveness than YouTube videos, which are often narrowly focused and targeted at the medical community rather than patients. Further efforts should be made to improve online patient education and expand content across platforms.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1007/s11845-024-03645-1 PMID: 38446347
pubmed: 38446347
doi: 10.1007/s11845-024-03645-1
pii: 10.1007/s11845-024-03645-1
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.

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Auteurs

Patrick Twohig (P)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 982000 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA. patwohig@gmail.com.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5423-8749

Erin Walsh (E)

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, USA.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6824-0604

Sophie Trujillo (S)

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of California-Irvine, 3390 University Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, USA.

Wuttiporn Manatsathit (W)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 982000 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
ORCID: 0000-0003-4406-1588

Thoetchai Bee Peeraphatdit (TB)

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 982000 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7254-5016

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