AI Article Synopsis
- Online sources for thyroidectomy information often have poor quality and high readability levels, making them difficult for patients to understand.
- A literature review in November 2023 identified only ten relevant studies out of over 2000 screened, with all indicating that these websites are written above the recommended 6th grade level.
- The inconsistency in how quality is evaluated across studies makes it hard to compare results, pointing to the need for better resources to support informed patient decisions.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Online websites are a major source of educational material for patients undergoing thyroidectomy. We hypothesize that thyroidectomy websites have low quality and are written above the 6 grade readability recommendation.
Methods: A systematic literature review of studies evaluating readability and/or quality of thyroidectomy-informing, English-written websites was performed in November 2023 in three major online databases (Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science).
Results: Ten out of 2017 initially screened studies met the inclusion criteria. All studies found websites' readability above the recommended 6th grade level. Quality was heterogeneously defined and evaluated by seven of the included studies. Nonetheless, all studies deemed most thyroidectomy websites quality as poor to fair.
Conclusions: Websites addressing thyroidectomy do not meet the recommended readability level for patient educational material. The heterogeneity of scoring and reporting of quality limits comparability. This study highlights the necessity of revising and modifying existing websites to adequately aid patient decision-making.
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