Readability Analysis of Web Pages Providing Information on the Relationship Between Gingival Diseases and Heart Health

Authors : Özgür Özgören

Pages : 89-93

Doi:10.37990/medr.1534407

View : 14 | Download : 24

Publication Date : 2025-01-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the readability of Turkish-language texts that provide information about the relationship between gingival diseases and heart health on the internet. Material and Method: The keywords “gingival diseases and heart health relationship” were entered into the Google search engine. As a result of the search, the first 60 pages with Turkish content that provided patient information on the subject and could be accessed directly without any membership requirement were included in the study. Repeated web pages, academic publications, images, video content, and sites for advertising commercial products were not included in the study. The texts obtained were evaluated according to the Ateşman Readability Index. Results: Forty-six of the first 60 sites found in the search met the inclusion criteria. When the texts included in the study were examined according to their sources, it was found that 43.5% were pages of dental clinics, 26.1% of private hospitals, 10.9% of university hospitals, 10.9% of media news pages, 4.3% of professional organizations, 2.2% of cardiology clinics and 2.2% of state hospitals. It was determined that 60.87% of the texts on the pages were at “medium” and 39.13% were at “difficult” readability level. Conclusion: According to the results of the study, it was determined that the informative texts about “The relationship between gingival disease and heart health” published on Turkish websites have medium and difficult readability levels. In order to make such informative texts easier and comprehensible to read, it would be useful to adjust the language level of the text by using readability tools by the author before publication.
Keywords : Readability, internet, gingival diseases, heart health, heart diseases