Abstract: A Comparative Readability Analysis of Online Patient Information Regarding Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy
نویسنده
چکیده
IntroductIon: The internet is a widely-used resource for patients who seek surgical information. Many patients have wrong expectations of treatment options due to low quality surgical information online. High quality patient information should not exceed a 7th-grade reading level according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS). We undertook a comparative readability assessment of patient information regarding breast reconstruction following mastectomy.
منابع مشابه
Abstract: A New Regenerative Therapy of Elastic Cartilage Grafting For Craniofacial Deformities
IntroductIon: The internet is a widely-used resource for patients who seek surgical information. Many patients have wrong expectations of treatment options due to low quality surgical information online. High quality patient information should not exceed a 7th-grade reading level according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS). We undertook a comparative readabil...
متن کاملPatient Race and Provider Predict Patient Satisfaction Following Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction
BACKGROUND Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction is commonly performed in the United States with numerous options available to patients and providers. This study evaluated patient race and provider in prediction of patient satisfaction following post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. METHODS The patient satisfaction for women who underwent post mastectomy breast reconstruction at U...
متن کاملAbstract P3: Readability, Complexity, and Suitability of Online Resources for Mastectomy and Lumpectomy
BACKGROUND Nearly half of American adults have low or marginal health literacy. This negatively affects patients' participation, decision-making, satisfaction, and overall outcomes especially when there is a mismatch between information provided and the skills of the intended audience. Recommendations that patient information be written below the sixth grade level have been made for over three ...
متن کاملReliability, Readability and Quality of Online Information about Femoracetabular Impingement
Background: The Internet has become the most widely-used source for patients seeking information more about their health and many sites geared towards this audience have gained widespread use in recent years. Additionally, many healthcare institutions publish their own patient-education web sites with information regarding common conditions. Little is known about how these resources impact pati...
متن کاملTendency to breast reconstruction after breast mastectomy among Iranian women with breast cancer
Background: Women with the medical history of breast cancer constitute the biggest group of patients who survived cancer. Despite the high rate of mastectomy after breast cancer in Iran only limited patients elect reconstruction surgery. The aim of our study was to evaluate the rate of tendency to breast reconstruction (BR) surgery among women with breast cancer who had mastectomy but not und...
متن کامل