Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dental Sciences

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Türkçe Web Sitelerindeki Gömülü Yirmi Yaş Çekimi Sonrası Sinir Hasarı ile İlgili Hasta Bilgilendirme Metinlerinin Okunabilirlik ve İçerik Değerlendirmesi: Metodolojik Çalışma
Readability and Content Evaluation of Patient Information Texts on Nerve Damage After Impacted Third Molar Extraction on Turkish Websites: Methodological Study
Beyza ÖZTAŞa , Elif Esra ÖZMENa
aKaramanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Ahmet Keleşoğlu Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız, Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi ABD, Karaman, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Dental Sci. 2024;30(2):169-74
doi: 10.5336/dentalsci.2023-99942
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Bu çalışma, internet ortamında bulunan gömülü yirmi yaş çekimi sonrası sinir hasarı ile ilgili metinlerin okunabilirliğini ve içeriğini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Günümüzde başta sağlık konuları olmak üzere bireylerin bilgi edinmek için internetten yararlandığı bir gerçektir. ''Gömülü yirmi yaş çekimi sonrası sinir hasarı'' anahtar kelimeleri kullanılarak yapılan Google aramasında ilk 68 web sitesi incelenmiştir. Çalışmada 20 cümleden kısa metinler, akademik amaçlı yazılan makaleler, forum siteleri, sağlık profesyonelleri için oluşturulmuş siteler ve ticari amaçlı siteler analize dâhil edilmemiştir. Elde edilen veriler Ateşman Okunabilirlik İndeksi'ne göre değerlendirilmiştir. Değerlendirmeler sırasında Helsinki Deklarasyonuna uygun olarak çalışılmıştır. Kamuya açık veriler kullanıldığından etik kurul onayı gerekmemiştir. Bulgular: İncelenen web sitelerinin %38,6'sının özel poliklinik web sitesi iken, %31,8'inin muayenehane web sitesi, %18,2'sinin haber/medya web sitesi, %11,4'ünün özel hastane web sitesi olduğu görülmüştür. Elde edilen bulgulara göre; web sitelerinin %79,5'i orta zor, %4,5'i zor ve %15,9'u kolay seviyede yer almaktadır. Metinlerin okunabilirlik düzeyleri incelendiğinde; metinlerin %52,3'ünün 9-10. sınıf okunabilirlik düzeyinde, %27,3'ünün 11- 12. sınıf, %13,6'sının 7-8. sınıf okunabilirlik düzeyinde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Türkçe web sitelerinde yirmi yaş dişi çekimi sonrası sinir hasarı ile ilgili hastaları bilgilendirmeyi amaçlayan metinlerde orta düzeyde okuma güçlüğü olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Metinlerin yeterli içeriğe sahip olmadıkları görülmüştür. Okunabilirliği düşük metinlerin hastaların anlamasını zorlaştıracağından istenen etki görülmeyeceği düşünülmektedir. Hasta eğitim ve bilgilendirme metinlerinin yayınlanmadan önce daha kolay okunabilmesi için okunabilirlik araçları tarafından değerlendirilmesi faydalı olacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: İnternet; sinir hasarı; okunabilirlik
ABSTRACT
 Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the readability and content of texts related to nerve damage after the extraction of impacted third molars available on the internet. Material and Methods: It is a well-known fact that individuals use the internet to obtain information, especially on health topics. Using the keywords ''nerve damage after impacted third molar extraction,'' the first 68 websites were examined through a Google search. The study excluded short texts with fewer than 20 sentences, academically oriented articles, forum sites, sites created for healthcare professionals, and commercial websites. The data obtained were evaluated based on the Ateşman Readability Index. The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration, and ethical approval was not required since publicly available data were used. Results: Of the examined websites, 38.6% were private outpatient clinic websites, 31.8% were office websites, 18.2% were news/media websites, and 11.4% were private hospital websites. According to the findings, 79.5% of the websites had a moderate difficulty level, 4.5% were difficult, and 15.9% were easy. Analyzing the readability levels of the texts, it was determined that 52.3% were at the 9th-10th-grade readability level, 27.3% were at the 11th-12th-grade level, and 13.6% were at the 7th-8th-grade level. Conclusion: It was found that there is a moderate level of reading difficulty in texts aimed at informing patients about nerve damage after the extraction of impacted third molars on Turkish websites. The texts were observed to lack sufficient content. Low readability texts may hinder patients' understanding, and therefore, the desired impact may not be achieved. Evaluating readability by readability tools before publishing patient education and information texts could be beneficial for easier comprehension.

Keywords: Internet; nerve damage; readability
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