ArticleCureus2023
How Easy Is It to Read Websites About Schizophrenia?
Article in Cureus, 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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Abstract
Unlike legibility, which is determined according to the formal characteristics of a text, such as typeface and page shape, 'readability' defines whether the text is easy to follow and understand by the reader. In addition, readability refers to the level of education necessary for comprehending a given text. The readability of a text can be objectively measured using mathematical formulas based on the relationships between the number of syllables, words and sentences it contains. In order for schizophrenia patients and their relatives to understand their current situation and what kind of process awaits them and to adapt to treatment, the informative texts on websites should be easy to read. Our study aimed to examine the texts about schizophrenia on websites in terms of Turkish readability levels. For the study, 'schizophrenia' was typed into the Google search engine, and the first 50 eligible websites were included. Web pages were analysed in three groups: hospitals, websites created by physicians specializing in psychiatry and other websites. In our study, formulas developed by Ateşman and Bezirci-Yılmaz were used to evaluate readability levels. Statistical analyses used analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare normally distributed groups of three. There was no statistically significant difference between the readability of the three groups (p>0.05). Our research discovered that the initial 50 websites inspected concerning schizophrenia contained texts that were challenging to read, requiring a minimum of 12 years of education. The readability level of schizophrenia-related websites was observed to be much higher than the average education level in Turkey. This situation may pose difficulties for individuals with schizophrenia and their relatives to get information about schizophrenia online. In addition, if the general population has more accurate information about schizophrenia and can understand it correctly, it may reduce the wrong attitudes and stigmatization towards individuals with schizophrenia.
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