Modern Digital Query Analytics of Patient Education Materials on Acanthosis Nigricans: Systematic Search and Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Online digital materials are integral to patient education and health care outcomes in dermatology. Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a common condition, often associated with underlying diseases such as insulin resistance. Patients frequently search the internet for information related to this cutaneous finding. To our knowledge, the quality of online educational materials for AN has not been systematically examined.

Objective

The primary objective of this study was to profile the readability and quality of the content of publicly available digital educational materials on AN and identify questions frequently asked by patients.

Methods

This study analyzed publicly available internet sources to identify the most frequent questions searched by patients regarding

SUBMITTER: Varghese KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11728197 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature