Readability and quality levels of websites that contain written information about anterior cruciate ligament injury: A survey of Turkish websites

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dc.authoridboz, mehmet/0000-0003-0710-6978|UNAL, AHMET/0000-0001-5421-7588
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Abdullah Alper
dc.contributor.authorBoz, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorKececi, Tolga
dc.contributor.authorUnal, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorCirakli, Alper
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:10:08Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:10:08Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study aimed to evaluate the contents and readability levels of informative texts about anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on Turkish websites. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, online searches were performed using the Google, Yandex, and Yahoo search engines on 16, 17, and 18 November 2020, respectively. In these three search engines, 'anterior cruciate ligament', 'anterior cruciate ligament surgery', 'ACL', and 'ACL surgery' were entered in Turkish. The first 10 pages from each search on the websites were collected. The websites were divided into 3 groups according to their sources. Group 1 was classified as websites prepared by private hospitals or medical centers; group 2, as individual websites of orthopedics and traumatology physicians; and group 3, as non-profit websites providing general health information that does not fall into these two groups. The websites were analyzed based on both the website interface and a specific content scoring guide by two reviewers. The Flesch Kincaid (FK) grade level and the Flesch reading ease (FRE) score were used to determine the readability of information on the websites. Results: Eighty-five unique websites were evaluated. The mean quality score of all the websites was 10.4 +/- 4.5 with a maximum score of 25 (range = 3-21). No significant difference in quality score was found between the groups. The mean FK grade score of all the websites was 11.2 +/- 1.7 (range =7.9-15.3). The mean FRE score of all the websites was 46.8 +/- 7.7 (range = 24.1-63.7). No statistically significant differences in FK grade and FRE score were found between the groups. Although 59 websites (69%) had a third-party seal indicating the certification of one of the organizations established to provide a standard of health information on the Internet, only 21 websites (25%) were updated in the year before the search. Conclusion: The readability level of the informative texts about the ACL on the Turkish websites was above the educational level in Turkey. In addition, the quality score of the Turkish websites related to ACL was low. The content of the informative texts should be organized while taking into account the patients' literacy level.
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/j.aott.2022.21142
dc.identifier.endpage93
dc.identifier.issn1017-995X
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid35416158
dc.identifier.startpage88
dc.identifier.trdizinid517760
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/j.aott.2022.21142
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/517760
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/3977
dc.identifier.volume56
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000841601300003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTurkish Assoc Orthopaedics Traumatology
dc.relation.ispartofActa Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20251023
dc.subjectInternet; Search engine; Readability; Anterior cruciate ligament; Making medical decision
dc.titleReadability and quality levels of websites that contain written information about anterior cruciate ligament injury: A survey of Turkish websites
dc.typeArticle

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