Evaluating online patient education materials for liver cirrhosis.
Patrick A TwohigErin WalshSophie TrujilloWuttiporn ManatsathitThoetchai Bee PeeraphatditPublished in: Irish journal of medical science (2024)
Online patient education materials for cirrhosis in the US are equally accessible, but readability and understandability are too complex. Websites are of greater quality, accuracy, and comprehensiveness than YouTube videos, which are often narrowly focused and targeted at the medical community rather than patients. Further efforts should be made to improve online patient education and expand content across platforms.