Assessing the Readability of Clostridium difficile on the Internet: A Cross-Sectional Study

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作者：

Basch, Corey Hannah ^{[1
]}

Fera, Joseph ^{[2
]}

Garcia, Philip ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] William Paterson Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, Univ Hall 366, Wayne, NJ 07470 USA

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

来源：

JOURNAL OF CONSUMER HEALTH ON THE INTERNET | 2019年 / 23卷 / 03期

关键词：

Clostridium difficile; internet; readability;

D O I：

10.1080/15398285.2019.1646088

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and kills an estimated 29,000 people per year (over one-half of which is directly attributable to C. diff). The objective of this study was to evaluate the readability of information on 100 English language websites related to C. diff. The first 100 English language websites resulting from a Google search were the sample. The analysis strongly indicated that websites providing information on C. diff are written at a reading level exceeding the recommended level. The majority of websites included in this sample were not written at the readability level recommended. Hence, it is recommended that information on the internet about C. diff be written at a level that is more accessible to a wide audience.

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