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Quality and Readability of Online Information on Cerebral Palsy.
- Source :
- Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet; Jul-Sep2023, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p266-281, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate the readability and reliability of online content related to cerebral palsy (CP) and to classify sites that contain quality and readable information. On April 30, 2022, the term "cerebral palsy" was searched on the Google search engine. The categories, quality, content, readability, Alexa rank values, and backlink numbers of the sites were analyzed. The Journal of American Medical Association score and HONcode seal were used for quality assessment, and the Flesch–Kincaid grade (FKG) and the Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) were used for readability assessment. Of the 155 sites, 46 had high-quality content. The quality of health portal and scientific publishing sites appeared to be high. The top 10 sites were determined to be of significantly higher quality (p =.017) than the remaining sites. The average readability values of the sites were not at the recommended level. Despite the abundance of information available on CP-related websites, most of them were not of high quality. Additionally, many websites did not reach the recommended readability levels. Revision of existing online content related to CP and production of new high-quality content in line with readability recommendations is urgently required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
STATISTICS
READABILITY (Literary style)
MEDICINE information services
FISHER exact test
MANN Whitney U Test
HEALTH information services
HEALTH literacy
COMPARATIVE studies
T-test (Statistics)
QUALITY assurance
INFORMATION resources
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
CEREBRAL palsy
CONTENT analysis
INFORMATION-seeking behavior
PATIENT education
DATA analysis
DATA analysis software
WORLD Wide Web
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15398285
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 171107283
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2023.2235531