Organ Donation on the Internet: Quality and Readability in English
Transplantation Proceedings, cilt.53, sa.6, ss.1777-1783, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.06.014
- Dergi Adı: Transplantation Proceedings
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1777-1783
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Many websites do not appear to be sources from which the public will learn reliable information about organ donation (OD). We visited websites related to OD and analyzed the quality of their content and the readability of the texts in English. Methods: OD websites were identified using the search terms “organ donor” or “organ donation” on Google. A relevant websites list was compiled consisting of the 100 top-ranking “.gov” websites, the top 100 “.edu” websites, and the 100 top-ranking “.org” websites concerning their domain suffixes. We generated a scoring system to identify the quality of information about OD. Flesch-Kincaid grade formula, FOG index, Flesch Reading ease test, and a Fry graph test were used to assess the readability grade. Results: Of 300 websites, 50 were eligible for evaluation. Only 3 (27.3%) of the relevant 11 “.gov” websites were of high quality. Seven (43.8%) of 16 “.edu” websites and only 9 (39.1%) of 23 “.org” websites were deemed as being high quality. None of these websites had fairly easy, easy, or very easy readability levels. The median readability score was 11.5 (interquartile range, 10.25-13.50) grade level. Quality scores and readability grades were not different among the website sources containing “.edu”, “.gov”, and “.org” (P = .795, P = .218, respectively). Conclusion: In the present study, the most important finding was that the content of websites related to OD far exceeds current readability grade recommendations, and they do not have a satisfactory quality.