A Readability Analysis of Online Mental Health Resources

被引：25

作者：

Skierkowski, Dorothy D. ^{[1
]}

Florin, Paul ^{[1
]}

Harlow, Lisa L. ^{[1
]}

Machan, Jason ^{[2
]}

Ye, Yinjiao ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Rhode Isl, Dept Psychol, Kingston, RI 02903 USA

[2] Rhode Isl Hosp, Lifespan Corp, Providence, RI USA

[3] Univ Rhode Isl, Dept Commun Studies, Kingston, RI 02903 USA

来源：

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST | 2019年 / 74卷 / 04期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

online mental health information; readability; health literacy; GEE; multilevel modeling; PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS; LITERACY; RISK; INFORMATION; GEE;

D O I：

10.1037/amp0000324

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Analyzing the reading grade level of online mental health information is an important first step in ensuring that information is largely accessible by the general public, so as not to perpetuate existing health disparities across socioeconomic groups. The present study systematically examined grade-level readability of mental health information related to various psychiatric diagnoses, obtained from 6 highly utilized mental health websites, using a generalized estimating equations approach. Results suggest that, in general, the readability of mental health information is largely well above the 6th-to-8th grade level recommended by several national health organizations, including the CDC and NIH (Kutner, Greenberg, Jin, & Paulsen, 2006; National Institutes of Health, 2001, 2017), with reading-grade-level estimates from the model ranging from 5.62 to 17.9. Further efforts are required to ensure that writers of online health information do not exacerbate existing health disparities by ignoring these guidelines.

引用

页码：474 / 483

页数：10

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