A Systematic Assessment of Google Search Queries and Readability of Online Gynecologic Oncology Patient Education Materials.
The Internet is a major source of health information for gynecologic cancer patients. In this study, we systematically explore common Google search terms related to gynecologic cancer and calculate readability of top resulting websites. We used Google AdWords Keyword Planner to generate a list of co...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Cancer Education Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 435 - 441 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=137162195&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 137162195 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 08858195 FZ8 jtl: Journal of Cancer Education issn: 08858195 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2019 vid: 34 iid: 3 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 137162195 137162195 NLM29353371 137162195 10.1007/s13187-017-1319-z NLM29353371 137162195 ppf: 435 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: A Systematic Assessment of Google Search Queries and Readability of Online Gynecologic Oncology Patient Education Materials. aug: au: Martin, Alexandra Stewart, J. Ryan Gaskins, Jeremy Medlin, Erin affil: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 529 South Jackson Street, 40202, Louisville, KY, USA sug: subj: Education, Non-Traditional Standards Genital Neoplasms, Female Prevention and Control Patient Education Standards Oncology Education Consumer Health Information Standards Information Literacy Internet Standards Readability Female United States Consumer Health Information Methods Patient Education Methods Oncology Methods Female ab: The Internet is a major source of health information for gynecologic cancer patients. In this study, we systematically explore common Google search terms related to gynecologic cancer and calculate readability of top resulting websites. We used Google AdWords Keyword Planner to generate a list of commonly searched keywords related to gynecologic oncology, which were sorted into five groups (cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer) using five patient education websites from sgo.org . Each keyword was Google searched to create a list of top websites. The Python programming language (version 3.5.1) was used to describe frequencies of keywords, top-level domains (TLDs), domains, and readability of top websites using four validated formulae. Of the estimated 1,846,950 monthly searches resulting in 62,227 websites, the most common was cancer.org . The most common TLD was *.com. Most websites were above the eighth-grade reading level recommended by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the National Institute of Health (NIH). The SMOG Index was the most reliable formula. The mean grade level readability for all sites using SMOG was 9.4 ± 2.3, with 23.9% of sites falling at or below the eighth-grade reading level. The first ten results for each Google keyword were easiest to read with results beyond the first page of Google being consistently more difficult. Keywords related to gynecologic malignancies are Google-searched frequently. Most websites are difficult to read without a high school education. This knowledge may help gynecologic oncology providers adequately meet the needs of their patients. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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