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Erschienen in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease 12/2016

20.09.2016 | Original Article

Colorectal cancer screening patient education materials—how effective is online health information?

verfasst von: Elizabeth Sheena John, Ann M. John, David R. Hansberry, Prashant J. Thomas, Prateek Agarwal, Christopher Deitch, Sita Chokhavatia

Erschienen in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Ausgabe 12/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

Patients screened for colorectal cancer (CRC) frequently turn to the Internet to improve their understanding of tests used for detection, including colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, fecal occult blood test (FOBT), and CT colonography. It was of interest to determine the quality and readability levels of online health information.

Methods

The screening tools were googled, and the top 20 results of each test were analyzed for readability, accessibility, usability, and reliability. The 80 articles excluded scientific literature and blogs. We used ten validated readability scales to measure grade levels, and one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s honestly statistical different (HSD) post hoc analyses to determine any statistically significant differences among the four diagnostic tests. The LIDA tool assessed overall quality by measuring accessibility, usability, and reliability.

Results

The 80 articles were written at an 11.7 grade level, with CT colonography articles written at significantly higher levels than FOBT articles, F(3, 75) = 3.07, p = 0.033. LIDA showed moderate percentages in accessibility (83.9 %), usability (73.0 %), and reliability (75.9 %).

Conclusions

Online health information about CRC screening tools are written at higher levels than the National Institute of Health (NIH) and American Medical Association (AMA) recommended third to seventh grade levels. More patients could benefit from this modality of information if it were written at a level and quality that would better facilitate understanding.
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Metadaten
Titel
Colorectal cancer screening patient education materials—how effective is online health information?
verfasst von
Elizabeth Sheena John
Ann M. John
David R. Hansberry
Prashant J. Thomas
Prateek Agarwal
Christopher Deitch
Sita Chokhavatia
Publikationsdatum
20.09.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Ausgabe 12/2016
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-016-2652-0

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