背景:口臭,以不良的口腔气味为特征,代表了一个共同的关注。
目的:本研究旨在评估基于网络的阿拉伯口臭健康信息的质量和可读性,因为互联网正在成为全球重要的医疗信息来源。
方法:从Google检索了300个阿拉伯语网站,使用3个常用的阿拉伯语口臭短语。网站的质量是使用《美国医学会杂志》建立的基准标准进行评估的,明确的工具,以及网络基金会行为准则(HONcode)上健康的存在。可读性评估(Flesch阅读轻松[FRE],Gobbledygook的简单测量,和Flesch-Kincaid等级[FKGL])使用基于网络的可读性指标进行。
结果:共检查了127个网站。关于质量评估,87.4%(n=111)的网站未能满足美国医学会杂志的任何要求,强调缺乏作者身份(作者的贡献),归因(参考文献),披露(赞助),和货币(发布日期)。DISCERN工具的平均得分为34.55(SD7.46),大多数(n=72,56.6%)被评为中等质量,43.3%(n=55)得分较低,没有人获得高分,表明在提供高质量的健康信息以做出决策和治疗选择方面存在普遍不足。没有网站有HONcode认证,强调对这些资源的可信度和可信度的关注。关于可读性评估,阿拉伯语口臭网站的可读性得分很高,90.5%(n=115)的FRE评分≥80分,98.4%(n=125)的Gobbledygook简单测量评分<7分,67.7%(n=86)的FKGL评分<7分。DISCERN评分与网站上的单词数量(P<.001)和句子数量(P<.001)之间存在显着相关性。此外,句子数量与FKGL和FRE评分之间存在显著关系(P<.001)。
结论:虽然发现可读性非常好,表明该信息可供公众访问,阿拉伯口臭网站的质量很差,反映了在提供可靠和全面的健康信息方面的巨大差距。这突出了需要提高高质量材料的可用性,以确保讲阿拉伯语的人群能够获得关于口臭及其治疗方案的可靠信息,将质量和可用性联系在一起,这对于有效的健康沟通至关重要。
BACKGROUND: Halitosis, characterized by an undesirable mouth odor, represents a common concern.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess the quality and readability of web-based Arabic health information on halitosis as the internet is becoming a prominent global source of medical information.
METHODS: A total of 300 Arabic websites were retrieved from Google using 3 commonly used phrases for halitosis in Arabic. The quality of the websites was assessed using benchmark criteria established by the Journal of the American Medical Association, the DISCERN tool, and the presence of the Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode). The assessment of readability (Flesch Reading Ease [FRE], Simple Measure of Gobbledygook, and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level [FKGL]) was conducted using web-based readability indexes.
RESULTS: A total of 127 websites were examined. Regarding quality assessment, 87.4% (n=111) of websites failed to fulfill any Journal of the American Medical Association requirements, highlighting a lack of authorship (authors\' contributions), attribution (references), disclosure (sponsorship), and currency (publication date). The DISCERN tool had a mean score of 34.55 (SD 7.46), with the majority (n=72, 56.6%) rated as moderate quality, 43.3% (n=55) as having a low score, and none receiving a high DISCERN score, indicating a general inadequacy in providing quality health information to make decisions and treatment choices. No website had HONcode certification, emphasizing the concern over the credibility and trustworthiness of these resources. Regarding readability assessment, Arabic halitosis websites had high readability scores, with 90.5% (n=115) receiving an FRE score ≥80, 98.4% (n=125) receiving a Simple Measure of Gobbledygook score <7, and 67.7% (n=86) receiving an FKGL score <7. There were significant correlations between the DISCERN scores and the quantity of words (P<.001) and sentences (P<.001) on the websites. Additionally, there was a significant relationship (P<.001) between the number of sentences and FKGL and FRE scores.
CONCLUSIONS: While readability was found to be very good, indicating that the information is accessible to the public, the quality of Arabic halitosis websites was poor, reflecting a significant gap in providing reliable and comprehensive health information. This highlights the need for improving the availability of high-quality materials to ensure Arabic-speaking populations have access to reliable information about halitosis and its treatment options, tying quality and availability together as critical for effective health communication.