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dc.contributor.authorErian, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorErian, Michael
dc.contributor.authorRaniga, Sumit
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-16T00:14:08Z
dc.date.available2021-12-16T00:14:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn2055-7647
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/410855
dc.description.abstractPatients increasingly access the internet to learn about their orthopaedic conditions. Despite this, online information may be unregulated, of questionable quality and difficulty to read. Objectives: Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the readability and quality of the online information concerning subacromial impingement syndrome. Methods: A search using Australia's three most popular online search engines was undertaken using the search terms 'subacromial impingement syndrome' and 'shoulder impingement'. The first 15 websites for each term were evaluated. Duplicates, advertisements and sponsored links were removed.The quality and readability of each website were calculated using the DISCERN and Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease (FKRE) tools, respectively. The differences in quality and readability between each website type (healthcare/academic, commercial, news outlet, charitable/not-for-profit, layperson, government) was assessed using analysis of variance. The correlation between quality and readability was assessed using the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The majority of 35 unique websites analysed were of 'poor'/'fair' quality (determined via the DISCERN instrument) and 'difficult' readability (per the FKRE tool), with no correlation established between the scores. There was no statistically significant difference in quality across website types, however layperson, news outlet and government websites were found to be significantly more readable than alternate website categories (p<0.05). Conclusions: We determined that much of the online information concerning subacromial impingement syndrome may be difficult to read and/or of poor quality. By recognising the shortcomings of information accessed by patients online, it is hoped clinicians may be prompted to better educate their patients.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBMJ
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrome001203
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofvolume7
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4207
dc.subject.keywordsinjuries
dc.subject.keywordsorthopaedics
dc.subject.keywordsshoulder
dc.titleImpingement on the internet: evaluating the quality and readability of online subacromial impingement information
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationErian, C; Erian, M; Raniga, S, Impingement on the internet: evaluating the quality and readability of online subacromial impingement information, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2021, 7 (4), pp. e001203
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-10-18
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.date.updated2021-11-30T00:20:59Z
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