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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2023

How Good Is Online Information for Patients on the Treatment for Luminal Gastrointestinal Cancers? A Comprehensive Evaluation in English and Spanish.

Renato Beas, Cielo Cabanillas-Ramirez, Diego Izquierdo-Veraza, Andres Chapoñan-Lavalle, Dalton Norwood, Karina Sato-Espinoza, Adrian Riva-Moscoso, Isabella Ribaudo, Mirian Ramirez-Rojas, Azizullah Beran and 1 more

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Renato BeasDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1120 West Michigan Street, Gatch Hall 630, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. renatobeas@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3568-8904
Cielo Cabanillas-RamirezEscuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Diego Izquierdo-VerazaDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1120 West Michigan Street, Gatch Hall 630, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Andres Chapoñan-LavalleEscuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Dalton NorwoodDivision of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Karina Sato-EspinozaEscuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Adrian Riva-MoscosoEscuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Isabella RibaudoEscuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Mirian Ramirez-RojasRuth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Azizullah BeranDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Eleazar E Montalvan-SanchezDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1120 West Michigan Street, Gatch Hall 630, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Peruvian University of Applied Sciences · PEIndiana University School of MedicineIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The internet has become a necessary communication platform for health information. The quality of online material for patients varies significantly, and this is not different for material on gastrointestinal cancers. We aimed to assess English and Spanish online patient information addressing esophageal, gastric, and colorectal cancer treatment. Six independent Google searches were conducted using the terms: esophageal cancer treatment, gastric cancer treatment, colorectal cancer treatment, and their translations in Spanish. Websites were included in the top 50 results for each search. Readability was assessed using two validated tests for each language. Understandability/actionability, quality, and cultural sensitivity were assessed using Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT), DISCERN, and Cultural Sensitivity Assessment Tool (CSAT), respectively. Pearson's chi-squared was used for categorical variables and Wilcoxon rank-sum (2 groups) or Kruskal-Wallis (> 2 groups) for continuous. One hundred twelve websites were analyzed. Readability levels were high in both languages (between 11th grade and university level) and significantly higher in English. Mean quality scores for English and Spanish were consistent with good quality. CSAT scores met the cultural acceptability with lower CSAT scores for gastric cancer treatment in English. Higher actionability scores were found in English for colorectal cancer. Also, there was a clear trend for higher cultural sensitivity and quality of Spanish material for gastric cancer treatment. Online patient information on esophageal, gastric, and colorectal cancer treatment, in English and Spanish, were at a readability level above the average literacy level and even significantly higher in English. Initiatives to improve online information on gastrointestinal cancer treatments are warranted.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHealth LiteracyStomach NeoplasmsComprehensionHumansInternetLanguageColorectal cancerEsophageal cancerGastric cancerOnline health informationQualityReadabilityUnderstandability

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