Web-Based Health Information Following the Renewal of the Cervical Screening Program in Australia: Evaluation of Readability, Understandability, and Credibility.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Three main changes were implemented in the Australian National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) in December 2017: an increase in the recommended age to start screening, extended screening intervals, and change from the Papanicolaou (Pap) test to primary human papillomavirus screening (cervical screening test). The internet is a readily accessible source of information to explain the reasons for these changes to the public. It is important that web-based health information about changes to national screening programs is accessible and understandable for the general population.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate Australian web-based resources that provide information about the changes to the cervical screening program.

Methods

The term cervical screening

SUBMITTER: Mac OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7381085 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature