Table 2 Readability and content accuracy of online health information
Total Mean (SD) or n (%) | Australia Mean (SD) n (%) | UK Mean (SD) n (%) | USA Mean (SD) n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SMOG score | 9.3a (4.5) | 9.2 (1.6) | 9.9 (7.6) | 8.6 (1.7) |
Number of words | 605.7 (363.7) | 602.7 (358.5) | 552.9 (256.6) | 661.4 (450.6) |
Percentage of complicated words | 12.3 (4.11) | 12.3 (2.63) | 12.6 (4.84) | 11.9 (4.62) |
Naming conventions: Prevalence | ||||
Sever’s or Sever’s Disease | 143 (59%) | 49 (56%) | 48 (63%) | 45 (60%) |
Calcaneal Apophysitis | 99 (41%) | 39 (44%) | 28 (37%) | 30 (40%) |
First naming conventions used on website | N = 147 | n = 49 | n = 47 | n = 46 |
Sever’s or Sever’s Disease | 120 (84%) | 42 (86%) | 44 (95%) | 34 (74%) |
Calcaneal Apophysitis | 22 (16%) | 7 (14%) | 3 (64%) | 12 (26%) |
Pain location consistent with calcaneal apophysitis location when author discussion apophysitis | 77 (51%) | 24 (48%) | 34 (68%) | 18 (36%) |
Apophysitis attributed to compression/ground reaction forces/stress | 74 (49%) | 27 (54%) | 19 (38%) | 27 (54%) |
Apophysitis attributed to traction from Achilles tendon | 71 (47%) | 32 (64%) | 5 (10%) | 33 (66%) |
Apophysitis attributed to increased activity | 93 (62%) | 32 (64%) | 12 (24%) | 23 (43%) |
Described pain relating to apophysitis being subsequent to activity | 71 (47%) | 31 (62%) | 12 (24%) | 27 (54%) |
Described apophysitis as benign or self-limiting | 67 (45%) | 20 (40%) | 27 (54%) | 19 (38%) |
Described other conditions that may mimic calcaneal apophysitis | 30 (20%) | 5 (10%) | 6 (12%) | 19 (38%) |
Frequency of different age ranges | 36 | 18 | 21 | 18 |