提高生物医学科学素养和患者对结核病(TB)的认识:一项横断面信息生理学研究,探讨面向患者的结核病信息的可读性。

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Caoimhe Shannon, Beverley C Millar, John E Moore
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背景:结核病(TB)仍然是全球因传染性病原体致死的主要原因。有关面向患者的结核病信息对服务用户的可读性的数据很少。本研究旨在计算全球多个结核病信息来源的可读性:有关结核病的信息(n = 150 个来源)包括九个类别:面向患者的信息:面向患者的信息:世界卫生组织出版物(n = 17)、国际政府(n = 19)、医院(n = 10)、非政府组织/慈善机构(n = 20)、Cochrane 普通语言摘要(n = 20);英国在线实验室测试(n = 4)和面向科学的信息:临床试验(n = 20)、Cochrane 摘要(n = 20)、科学摘要(n = 20)。可读性使用 Readable 软件进行计算,其定义包括:(i) Flesch Reading Ease (FRE);(ii) Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL);(iii) Gunning Fog Index;(iv) SMOG Index;以及两个文本指标[单词/句、音节/单词]:FRE 和 FKGL 中结核病信息的平均可读性值分别为 35.6 ± 1.6(平均值标准误差 (SEM))(美国目标值≥60;英国目标值≥90)和 12.3 ± 0.3(美国目标值≤8;英国目标值≤6),平均每句字数和每字音节数分别为 17.2 和 1.8。Cochrane 普通语言摘要的可读性得分与其匹配的科学摘要相近(p = 0.15)。LabTestsOnlineUK 的平均 FRE 得分为 51.5 ± 1.2,平均 FKGL 得分为 10.2 ± 0.5,每句字数和每字音节的文本度量得分分别为 16.7 ± 2.3 和 1.6。从高到低的顺序来看,来自国际政府、医院和 LabTestsOnlineUK 的结核病信息可读性最高(FRE 分别为 57.9、54.1 和 51.5),而科学摘要和 Cochrane 摘要则最难读(分别为 13.0 和 30.2):结论:所分析的面向患者的结核病信息可读性较差。有效传播与肺结核有关的生物医学科学概念和信息对于服务使用者提高肺结核健康素养至关重要,从而促进更好的临床治疗效果。生物医学家是其服务对象群体(包括结核病多学科(MDT)团队中的其他医疗保健专业人员和患者服务对象)的重要科学信息监护人。在准备结核病信息时,应使用可读性计算器对其进行实时检查和修改,以符合健康可读性目标。
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Improving Biomedical Science Literacy and Patient-Directed Knowledge of Tuberculosis (TB): A Cross-Sectional Infodemiology Study Examining Readability of Patient-Facing TB Information.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) continues be the leading cause of death globally due to an infectious agent. There is a paucity of data describing the readability of patient-facing TB information for service users. The aim of this study was to calculate the readability of multiple global TB information sources.

Methods: Information on tuberculosis (n = 150 sources) included nine categories, Patient-facing information: WHO publications (n = 17), International governments (n = 19), Hospitals (n = 10), Non-government organisations (NGOs)/charities (n = 20), Cochrane Plain Language Summaries (n = 20); LabTestsOnlineUK (n = 4) and Scientific-facing information: Clinical trials (n = 20), Cochrane abstracts (n = 20), Scientific abstracts (n = 20). Readability was calculated using Readable software, defined by (i) Flesch Reading Ease (FRE), (ii) Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL), (iii) Gunning Fog Index and (iv) SMOG Index and two text metrics [words/sentence, syllables/word].

Results: Mean readability values for TB information for the FRE and FKGL were 35.6 ± 1.6 (standard error of mean (SEM)) (US Target ≥60; UK Target ≥90) and 12.3 ± 0.3 (US Target ≤8; UK Target ≤6), respectively, with mean words per sentence and syllables per word of 17.2 and 1.8, respectively. Cochrane Plain Language Summaries had similar readability scores to their matching scientific abstract (p = 0.15). LabTestsOnlineUK yielded a mean FRE score of 51.5 ± 1.2, a mean FKGL score of 10.2 ± 0.5 and text metric scores of 16.7 ± 2.3 and 1.6, for words per sentence and syllables per word, respectively. In descending order, TB information from international governments, hospitals and LabTestsOnlineUK were the most readable (FRE = 57.9, 54.1 and 51.5, respectively), whereas scientific abstracts and Cochrane abstracts were the most difficult to read (13.0 and 30.2, respectively).

Conclusion: Patient-facing TB information analysed had poor readability. Effective communication of biomedical science concepts and information relating to TB is vital for service users to enhance their health literacy of tuberculosis, thereby promoting better clinical outcomes. Biomedical scientists are important custodians of scientific information for their service user populations, including other healthcare professionals within the TB multidisciplinary (MDT) team and patient service users. When preparing TB information, this should be checked and modified in real time employing readability calculators, to align with health readability targets.

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British Journal of Biomedical Science
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