Readability Analysis of Online Health Information on Gestational Diabetes

被引：0

作者：

Samuel, Lalitha ^{[1
,4
]}

Fera, Joseph ^{[2
]}

Basch, Corey H. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] CUNY, Lehman Coll, Dept Hlth Promot & Nutr Sci, Bronx, NY USA

[2] CUNY, Lehman Coll, Dept Math, Bronx, NY USA

[3] William Paterson Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, Wayne, NJ USA

[4] CUNY, Lehman Coll, Dept Hlth Promot & Nutr Sci, Bronx, NY 10468 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CONSUMER HEALTH ON THE INTERNET | 2023年 / 27卷 / 01期

关键词：

Gestational diabetes mellitus; health information seeking behavior; online information; readability; PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS; INTERNET USE; TRENDS;

D O I：

10.1080/15398285.2023.2171240

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

This study aimed to determine the level of readability of online information on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Readability of 100 English-language websites was assessed by five readability measures: Flesch-Kincaid Grade level (FKGL), Gunning Fox Index (GFI), Coleman Liau Index (CLI), Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG), and Flesch Reading Ease (FRE). A majority (90%+) of the sample was determined to have unacceptable readability levels, with averages at least one standard deviation away from recommended levels. Not more than a tenth of the websites measured readability to be acceptable or not equivalent to grade seven and above. Results suggest an urgent need for health professionals who create online information related to GDM to revisit and revise the text to be simplified and more readable.

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