Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure: an assessment of the quality and readability of online information.

Sean-Tee J M LimMartin KellyLogeswaran SelvarajahMichael MurrayTimothy Scanlon

Published in: BMC medical informatics and decision making (2021)

While quality of online information available to patients is "good", the average readability for information on the internet for TIPS is set far above the recommended 7th-grade level. Academic Websites were of the highest quality, yet most challenging for the general public to read. These findings call for the production of high-quality and comprehensible content around TIPS procedure, where physicians can reliably direct their patients for information.

Keyphrases

health information
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
social media
healthcare
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
minimally invasive
quality improvement
emergency department
single molecule
pulmonary hypertension