作者
Alessandra Storino, Manuel Castillo-Angeles, Ammara A Watkins, Christina Vargas, Joseph D Mancias, Andrea Bullock, Aram Demirjian, A James Moser, Tara S Kent
发表日期
2016/9/1
期刊
JAMA surgery
卷号
151
期号
9
页码范围
831-837
出版商
American Medical Association
简介
Importance
The degree to which patients are empowered by written educational materials depends on the text’s readability level and the accuracy of the information provided. The association of a website’s affiliation or focus on treatment modality with its readability and accuracy has yet to be thoroughly elucidated.
Objective
To compare the readability and accuracy of patient-oriented online resources for pancreatic cancer by treatment modality and website affiliation.
Design
An online search of 50 websites discussing 5 pancreatic cancer treatment modalities (alternative therapy, chemotherapy, clinical trials, radiation therapy, and surgery) was conducted. The website’s affiliation was identified. Readability was measured by 9 standardized tests, and accuracy was assessed by an expert panel.
Main Outcomes and Measures
Nine standardized tests were used to compute the median readability level of each website. The …
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