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Quality of internet information to aid patient decision making in locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer
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Andrew Cunningham,
Hayley Hutchings ,
Dean Harris ,
M.D. Evans,
D. Harji
The Surgeon, Volume: 20, Issue: 6, Pages: 383 - 391
Swansea University Authors:
Andrew Cunningham, Hayley Hutchings , Dean Harris
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.surge.2021.12.008
Abstract
To review whether online decision aids are available for patients contemplating pelvic exenteration (PE) for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer (LARC and LRRC). A grey literature review was carried out using the Google Search™ engine undertaken using a predefined search strategy (PROSPERO...
| Published in: | The Surgeon |
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| ISSN: | 1479-666X |
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Elsevier BV
2022
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59282 |
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To review whether online decision aids are available for patients contemplating pelvic exenteration (PE) for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer (LARC and LRRC). A grey literature review was carried out using the Google Search™ engine undertaken using a predefined search strategy (PROSPERO database CRD42019122933). Written health information was assessed using the DISCERN criteria and International Patient Decision Aids Standards (IPDAS) with readability content assessed using the Flesch-Kincaid reading ease test and Flesch-Kincaid grade level score. Google search yielded 27, 782, 200 results for the predefined search criteria. 131 sources were screened resulting in the analysis of 6 sources. No sources were identified as a decision aid according to the IPDAS criteria. All sources provided an acceptable quality of written health information, scoring a global score of 3 for the DISCERN written assessment. The median Flesch-Kincaid reading ease was 50.85 (32.5-80.8) equating to a reading age of 15-18 years and the median Flesch-Kincaid grade level score was 7.65 (range 3-9.7), which equates to a reading age of 13-14. This study has found that there is a paucity of online information for patients contemplating PE. Sources that are available are aimed at a high health literate patient. Given the considerable morbidity associated with PE surgery there is a need for high quality relevant information in this area. A PDA should be developed to improve decision making and ultimately improve patient experience. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2021 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Scottish charity number SC005317) and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.] |
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| Keywords: |
Internet based information, Google, Patient decision aid, Pelvic exenteration, Rectal cancer, DISCERN, IPDAS |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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6 |
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383 |
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391 |