Content and Readability of Online Recommendations for Breast Implant Size Selection
Background:. Breast augmentation is one of the most frequently performed aesthetic procedures in the United States. Online information is often used by patients to make decisions when undergoing cosmetic procedures. It is vital that online medical information includes relevant decision-making factor...
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| author | James E. Fanning, BS Lauren A. Okamoto, BS Emma C. Levine, MD Shayan A. McGee, MD, MS Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, FACS |
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| description | Background:. Breast augmentation is one of the most frequently performed aesthetic procedures in the United States. Online information is often used by patients to make decisions when undergoing cosmetic procedures. It is vital that online medical information includes relevant decision-making factors and uses language that is understandable to broad patient audiences. Ideally, online resources should aid patient decisions in aesthetic surgical planning, especially implant size selection for breast augmentation. We describe patient decision-making factors and readability of breast implant size selection recommended by private practice plastic surgery webpages.
Methods:. Using a depersonalized, anonymous query to Google search engine, the terms “breast implant size factors” and “breast implant size decision” were searched, and 52 plastic surgery private practice webpages were identified. Webpages were analyzed for reported decision-making factors of implant size selection. Readability analyses of webpages were performed with Readability Studio and Hemingway Editor.
Results:. The two major decision-making factors for implant size selection reported by webpages were body/tissue-based measurements and surgeon input. Ten factors related to patient lifestyle, surgical goals, and procedural options were also identified. Average webpage scores for five readability measures exceeded recommended levels for medical information.
Conclusions:. Reported decision-making factors for implant size selection emphasize a plastic surgeon’s expertise but may enhance the patient’s role in preoperative planning. Webpages describing breast implant size selection exceed the sixth and eighth grade reading levels recommended by the AMA and NIH, respectively. Improving the readability of webpages will refine the role of online medical information in preoperative planning of breast augmentation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c475a818e1f34183b3f24a4825cc1d662023-02-01T06:05:03ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742023-01-01111e478710.1097/GOX.0000000000004787202301000-00056Content and Readability of Online Recommendations for Breast Implant Size SelectionJames E. Fanning, BS0Lauren A. Okamoto, BS1Emma C. Levine, MD2Shayan A. McGee, MD, MS3Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, FACS4From the * Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.From the * Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.† Department of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.‡ Department of General Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, N.H.§ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.Background:. Breast augmentation is one of the most frequently performed aesthetic procedures in the United States. Online information is often used by patients to make decisions when undergoing cosmetic procedures. It is vital that online medical information includes relevant decision-making factors and uses language that is understandable to broad patient audiences. Ideally, online resources should aid patient decisions in aesthetic surgical planning, especially implant size selection for breast augmentation. We describe patient decision-making factors and readability of breast implant size selection recommended by private practice plastic surgery webpages. Methods:. Using a depersonalized, anonymous query to Google search engine, the terms “breast implant size factors” and “breast implant size decision” were searched, and 52 plastic surgery private practice webpages were identified. Webpages were analyzed for reported decision-making factors of implant size selection. Readability analyses of webpages were performed with Readability Studio and Hemingway Editor. Results:. The two major decision-making factors for implant size selection reported by webpages were body/tissue-based measurements and surgeon input. Ten factors related to patient lifestyle, surgical goals, and procedural options were also identified. Average webpage scores for five readability measures exceeded recommended levels for medical information. Conclusions:. Reported decision-making factors for implant size selection emphasize a plastic surgeon’s expertise but may enhance the patient’s role in preoperative planning. Webpages describing breast implant size selection exceed the sixth and eighth grade reading levels recommended by the AMA and NIH, respectively. Improving the readability of webpages will refine the role of online medical information in preoperative planning of breast augmentation.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004787 |
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