Content Analysis of Web-based Norovirus Education Materials

cloy let online of Web-based no(prenominal)ovirus Education MaterialsContent Analysis of Web-based Norovirus Education Materials Targeting Consumers Who Prep ar and Handle fare An Assessment of co-occurrence and discernabilityHillary EvansaMorgan GettyaCortney M. Le whizzaMichael FinneybAngela Frasera*a department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USAbDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA lift word countHuma norovir accustoms sicken 19-21 million people in the U.S. s foreverally year, suggesting the take on for education. The valet de chambre Wide Web is a readily r individuallyable source of tutoring any(prenominal)what how to pr blusht a norovirus infection tho at present the the true and discernability of materials targeting consumers is unknown. The aim of our field of view was to prize the alignment and legibility of web-based norovirus education materials targeting consumers util ise CDC guidelines and Microsoft Word readability formulas. Our look to yielded 60 artifacts. Most did non point of reference duration of bookwashing (83%), use of pay sanitizers (83%), type of drying devices (92%), or evasion of b ar- chip in hit with ready-to-eat pabulums (97%). less(prenominal) than half (n=29) recommended minimizing disturb with sick persons. Two-thirds of the artifacts (n=40) in like dash did non mention the recommended concentration of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) outcome to be utilize to wash surfaces contaminated with Noroviruses. The mildly Flesch tuition quench set was 47.75 (score of 70 is easy to read), and the mean Flesch-Kincaid Grade take aim was 10.36 so documents were written at a 10th alumna level. The alignment and readability of web-based educational materials rough Noroviruses must be improved as fellowship is a prerequisite to application of behaviors that can prevent angiotensin converting enzyme from becoming infec ted with Noroviruses.Key words Huma noroviruses, content analysis, consumer education, forage safety, readabilityContent Analysis of Web-based Norovirus Education Materials Targeting Consumers who Prep are and Handle Food An Assessment of Alignment and discernabilityINTRODUCTIONWorld blanket(a), noroviruses are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis. In the U.S., an estimated 21 million individuals (1 in 14) are sickened each year by this group of viruses resulting in $777 million in wellnesscare costs (Hall et al., 2013). Most allege outbreaks are attri merelyed to person-to-person touch on (69%) followed by the consumption of contaminated nourishment (23%) making noroviruses the around common cause of foodborne disease (58% of cases) in the U.S. ((Hall, Wikswo, Pringle, Gould, Parashar, 2014 Scallan et al, 2011).Results from a nationally representative survey of 1051 U.S. adults revealed that consumers are not aware of noroviruses and affirm limited knowledge about how to prevent an infection. Forty-seven percent of respondents account awareness of noroviruses, and 85% had heard of the terms cruise ship virus, the leap out bug, or the stomach flu, which are comm lonesome(prenominal) utilize to describe norovirusess (Cates, Kosa, Brophy, Hall, Fraser, 2015). Less than one-third (341) correctly answered 50% or more of the 22 true-and-false questions, suggesting consumers shake up limited knowledge on how to prevent a norovirus infection. These findings support the need to provide consumers with consummate and complete study about noroviruses as knowledge is a prerequisite to utensilation of a behavior (DiClemente et al., 1989 Fisher Fisher, 1992).The World Wide Web (hereafter referred to as the Web) is one way to reach consumers with information about how to prevent a norovirus infection. Eighty-seven percent (87%) of U.S. adults use the internet, and of those, 72 percent use the Web to seek health information (Pew look Center, 2014). eyepatch the internet has accelerated the speed and spread of information, it also has a downside allowing the dissemination and diffusion of information without checks and balances, peer review, and/or fact checking. tercet studies that treasured health information on helping cave in(predicate) online key outed a lack of eccentric information characterized by accuracy of content and/or appropriate institution and usability (Berland et al., 2001 Scullard, Peacock, Davies, 2010 Irwin et al., 2011). Moreover, a systematic review of medical information and support the above-mentioned authors conclusions that there is a lack of high- lineament sites on the Web that base on balls complete and accurate information on various health topics (Eysenbach, Powell, Kuss, Sa, 2002). unmatched occupation with inaccurate or misleading health information be so accessible on the Web is that the user of this information expertness implement recommendations that adjudge no effect on preventing the targeted disease or condition or even worse one susceptibility implement recommendations that cause harm (Ilic, 2010). In addition to providing accurate and complete information, it is also important to determine if recommendations, or changes that might become recommendations in the approximate future, are relevant and practical chthonian real-world conditions.Another problem is the readability of the textual matter. If the text is not easy to read its usability is greatly diminished. To illustrate how wide ranging this problem could be one needs to merely read the billet(a) Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), released in 2006 by the U.S. Department of Education. The authors report that 30 million adults struggle with basic reading tasks, which represents closely 10% of the U.S. existence (Kutner, Greenburg, Jin, Paulsen, 2006). Within the context of health information, Kessels (2003) pointed out that 40-80% of information provided to long-sufferings by h ealth professionals is forgotten immediately not only because terminology is too unvoiced to understand besides often too much information is presented at one time leading to poor recall. One conclusion is that when text is too difficult to read, the reader could become frustrated hence they go over reading, hence the purpose of the materials is not achieved improving knowledge.Using the results of a readability formula is also recommended by experts to guide the development of written serve as it is recommended to write documents for U.S. adults at the 7th tick level and documents about health, medicine, or safety at the fifth grade level (DuBay, 2004). As an assessment tool, one of the several dozen readability formulas are usable and convenient but must be employed with caution. These formulas determine the grade level demand of specific written information based on an analysis of sentence structure and word length. But, readability does not inescapably guarantee comprehe nsion, which is the degree to which one understands what they have read (U.S. Department of health and Human Services, 2010). Assessing comprehension is a much more complex task, which is wherefore readability is more commonly used as a full general indicator of how easy a document is to read.Therefore, we assert that if consumer education materials are aligned with read-based guidance documents and are easy to read, the reader is more potential to engage in behaviors known to prevent Noroviruses. Thus, the aim of our study was to evaluate the alignment and readability of Noroviruses consumer education materials available on the Web using evidence-based guidance documents and Microsoft Word readability formulas. Two research questions guided our study 1) Are noroviruses materials targeting consumers who delvele food aligned with the triplet saloon strategies for noroviruses recommended in CDC guidance documents? and 2) Are materials written at the recommended grade level for health-re belatedlyd documents (5th grade level)? Our study findings can be used to inform the revision or creation of consumer education materials that focus on preventing a norovirus infection.METHODS To be include in the stress, eligible educational materials (referred to as artifacts hereafter) were publish between January 1, 2011 and may 23, 2013 and 1) target adult consumers, 2) pertain to preparing food in the radical, and 3) be available via Advanced Search of Google.com. The start date of our search was chosen because in January 2011, Scallan et al. (2011) reported that Noroviruses causes 58% of foodborne disease in the U.S. We excluded artifacts directed toward children and those formatted as blogs, news articles, theses, dissertations, research articles, Wikipedia entries, question/answer sites, forums, and continuing education training materials. We conducted a Google.com Advanced Search using the following search string Norovirus AND food dieling AND food preparat ion. Food-related terms were chosen as we assumed this would set our findings to artifacts that address preventing Norovirus infections related to food preparation in the home. Artifacts were sorted by relevance, and two team members veiled each artifact based on inclusion body criteria. marrowly eligible artifacts were downloaded as Portable Document Format (PDF) files or HyperText Markup Language (HTML) files.A cryptanalytics manual comprised of 71 items divided into 4 topic areas was created. The topic areas included 1) identifying information, 2) format (including readability statistics), 3) content (including food safety hazards), and 4) prevention strategies. The items in Table 1 assess lead prevention strategies outlined in the Centers for unhealthiness bid and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for preventing and managing a norovirus infection 1) mass hygiene, 2) excision and isolation of sick individuals, and 3) milieual sanitation (Hall et al., 2011). era these gui delines were designed for use in health care and not home settings, at the time of the analysis we believed and continue to believe they were the best source of evidence-based information to prevent norovirus infections.A corresponding SurveyMonkey (Survey Monkey Inc., Paolo Alto, CA) instrument served as the coding sheet. Four trained coders independently conducted a pilot- study of the coding manual. Inconsistencies or ambiguities found in the manual during piloting were corrected originally analysis began. Two trained coders past independently reviewed each artifact. Responses were entered into the SurveyMonkey instrument. All responses were exported to an Excel spreadsheet. A third coder reconciled disagreements between coders.establish on alignment, each artifact was assigned a total score, and sub-scores across the three disease management guidance documents were assessed hand hygiene, isolation and exclusion of sick persons, and environmental sanitation. The maximum poss ible quality scores for each topic area were 7, 2, and 5, respectively. Response frequencies as well as mean scores, standard deviations, and ranges were calculated using SAS 9.3 (SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, NC).To assess readability, we used two formulas Flesch education Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level both available in Microsoft Word. Flesch Reading Ease scores range from 0- c, with a lower score indicating that a document is more difficult to read than one with a high score. A score of 70 or above is classified as easy and is written at the grade school level. A score of 60 to 70 is standard and is written at the high school level. A score of 60 or below is difficult. The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level uses mean sentence and word length to determine grade level between grades 3 and 12 (DAlessandro, Kingsley, Johnson-West, 2001).RESULTS Our Google Advanced Search yielded 826 results. After initiative and viewing the first 292 results (sorted by relevance) the following was di splayed on the results listing screen In order to show you the most relevant results, we have omitted some entries very similar to the 292 already displayed. If you like, you can repeat the search with the omitted results included. We retell the search and determined all results were duplicates of those already viewed. These 292 results were screened using our three eligibility criteria and yielded 74 artifacts which were then downloaded. After a second screening, 14 artifacts were removed delinquent to page unavailability, duplicity, or ill-use target audience. A total of 60 artifacts were included and canvass. explore Question 1 Alignment with Prevention StrategiesThe total mean score across all three prevention strategies was low 5.2 of 14 points suggesting artifacts were not aligned with CDC guidance documents (Table 2). All (N=60 100%) artifacts mentioned at least one of the seven components of hand hygiene we assessed but the mean sub-score for hand hygiene was low, 2.3 of 7 points (SD=0.77). Most artifacts (83%) did not address length of handwashing, type of drying devices (92%), avoidance of bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods (97%), or use of hand sanitizers (83%). One artifact enounced that hand sanitizers were an acceptable alternative to hand washing. Of the artifacts that mentioned exclusion and isolation of sick individuals (78%), the mean score was 1.2 of 2. In nearly all artifacts (72%) sick individuals were discouraged from preparing food for others, but 48% recommended minimizing contact with sick persons. Less than half (48%) addressed at least one aspect of environmental sanitation with the mean quality score 1.7 of 5.Research Question 2 ReadabilityThe mean Flesch Reading Ease for our hear was 47.6, indicating artifacts were difficult to read as the score is th grade) for health-related materials (DAlessandro, Kingsley, Johnson-West, 2001).DISCUSSION familiarity is an underlying construct in numerous health behavior models needful for one to take informed action, such as implementing strategies to prevent a norovirus infection. So it is reasonable to assert that if one does not have accurate and complete information about these strategies, then one cannot engage in necessary behaviors, defeating the purpose of consumer education. In addition to providing accurate and complete information, the information must also be practical and presented in a manner that is easy to read to increase the likelihood that the recommendations will be implemented. For these reasons, we discerpd consumer-targeted materials available on the Web to determine if existing materials need to be revised or new materials created as we believe consumer education is vituperative to preventing norovirus infections.In our analysis, we found information was omitted and/or inconsistent with the CDC guidelines. For example, many artifacts did not address length of hand washing, use of hand sanitizers, type of drying devices, and avoid ance of bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods. While many discouraged preparing food, less than half recommended denigrate contact with sick persons. Furthermore, disinfection was frequently mentioned but the recommended concentration of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) resolving to be used to disinfect surfaces contaminated with noroviruses was not. And, none addressed the saucy up of vomit and fecal matter. It is finished the proper implementation of the three prevention strategies (hand hygiene, exclusion and isolation of sick individuals, and environmental sanitation) that we begin to overthrow the burden of infirmity attributed to noroviruses.One obvious reason for the incompleteness and/or omission of information is the creators of materials in our sample might not have known about the CDC prevention guidelines. The guidelines were publish in March 2011 in Morbidity death rate Weekly Report (MMWR) which is in the public domain, but MMWR might not be a known or commonly used source of information for those who author consumer education materials. As a result, information to guide development of materials came from other sources, for which the evidence base might be unknown or perhaps incorrect. To illustrate, it is well known that an in force(p) hand wash can disrupt transmittance of noroviruses with effective hand wash defined as applying hand soap to turn over then using friction (rubbing transfer together) for a sufficient time (Michaels et al., 2002). While a scrub time of 10-20 seconds is commonly recommended as sufficient by the CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA, 2013 Hall et al., 2011), three laboratory studies report longer wash times are needed to remove microorganisms (Ojajrvi, 1980 Fuls et al., 2008 Jensen, Danyluk, Harris, and Schaffner, 2015). To further complicate matters, some experts question the evidence base for scrubbing hands for 10-20 seconds suggesting an even shorter time (Bloomfield et al, FILL IN).The se various positions on length of a handwash illustrates the importance of creating (and subsequently using) evidence-based guidelines to inform development of consumer education materials as recommendations cannot be based on one or two published studies. In health care, clinicians commonly use clinical evidence-based recital guidelines, recommendations consistently developed by panels of experts who have access to the available evidence and an sense of the clinical problem and research methods as these clinicians, just like food safety educators, might not have the expertise to consider the quality of the evidence. Thus, evidence-based guidelines such as those prepared by the CDC should underpin consumer education efforts about preventing norovirus infections.However, these guidelines should be routinely reviewed and updated as even within the CDC guidelines there are gaps in information as the present evidence base to inform norovirus prevention strategies is incomplete. When e ducators are faced with incomplete information they might use whatever information is available, even if it is not grounded in science, or and simply ignore omit facts (Kardes et al., 2008 Sanbonmatsu, Kardes, Herr, 1992 Simmons Lynch, 1991). One clear example of this centers virtually vomit and fecal matter clean up, which none of the reviewed materials addressed. To disrupt the transmission of noroviruses, vomitus and feces must be properly cleaned up. But, how far out one needs to disinfect an area to eliminate noroviruses is unknown as the evidence to support a geographic radius is inconclusive. The only published evidence we have suggests that vomit can be deposited up to 25 feet from its point source but these findings are based on one epidemiological study and not a well-designed laboratory-controlled study (Booth, 2014).Moreover, even when the evidence base is good, sometimes information that is presented is not complete. Case in point, many materials recommended using s odium hypochlorite (bleach) solutions to treat surfaces, which is correct, but most did not state a concentration of the disinfection solution. Norovirus is a hardy pathogen that resists most disinfection strategies and persists in the environment for long periods, possibly weeks (give citation) illustrating the importance of using a chlorine solution at the proper concentration (Doultree, Druce, Birch, Marshall, 1999 Gulati, Allwood, Hedberg, Goyal, 2001 Jimenez Chiang 2006 Belliot, Lavaux, Souihel, Agnello, Pothier, 2008). One explanation for this lack of detail could be that some authors presented motivational messages, which tend to be briefer than procedural messages. While motivation is important, alone it is not sufficient because one can be motivated to enact a behavior but do it wrong which is why consumers must have accurate as well as complete information. It is important to note that we did not evaluate the electronic messaging forward motion as this was beyond the scope of this study but an analysis of messaging approach should be considered in future analyses of materials.Another potential problem is that in the absence of consumer-targeted prevention strategies, government regulations are often used as a proxy. This appears to be a sensible approach as the presumption is that most regulations are grounded in science. However, one must physical exercise caution as regulations might not always based on the most current evidence given the often lengthy acceptance process. Take for example the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers as an alternative for hand washing, which the U.S. Food Code prohibits, and which most artifacts in our sample did not mention. In 2002 the CDC released Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare but in may 2003 the FDA prepared a written response, clearly stating the CDC guidelines could not be use to foodservice establishments (FDA, 2003). The underlying logic was that (1) pathogens commonly transmitted by hands i n health-care settings differ from those transmitted in foodservice settings (2) the use of alcohol-based hand rubs in go into of hand-washing has not been shown to reduce important foodborne pathogens on food worker hands and (3) the types and levels of soil on the hands of health care workers differ from that on the hands of foodservice and retail food handlers. Another concern was that darn alcohol-based hand sanitizers have been demonstrated to be effective for many pathogens, their energy has not been consistently demonstrated for norovirus. It is ill-defined how much published evidence has been used to support these recommendations as much has been learned about hand hygiene in the last 20 years. In reality, information suggests that some hand sanitizer formulations may be somewhat effective while others are not. Obviously, this maculation is complex, and in the interest of providing a clear message, it may be unclear whether to include recommendations regarding alcohol-ba sed hand sanitizers or to rely on government regulations. The right approach would be to omit the recommendation whereas, some authors may dissolve to provide the knowledge under the impression that recommending some hand alter behavior is better than no recommendation.Some guidelines might be viewed by educators as impractical or unnecessary to implement in a home setting. An example of this is not handling food when sick, which was mentioned but minimizing contact with sick persons was addressed less frequently. This is a significant oversight as many people do not realize that noroviruses are transferred via the fecal-oral travel plan (i.e., associated with contacting persons, contaminated surfaces, and food) (CATES ARTICLE). In a regulated food facility, workers cannot work while ill to minimize sickening others as well as soiled surfaces and food. This recommendation might not be possible in a home setting as one probably cannot isolate themselves from others in the househo ld as well as they might be the immemorial food preparer. This illustrates why it is important to analyze not only the accuracy and completeness of information but also its practicality.Along with lack of alignment, the artifacts in our sample were also not easy to read written at a high school grade level and not at the 5th grade level as suggested. Our study findings are consistent with a study conducted by Badarudeen and Sanjeev (2010) who concluded that in a health-care setting patient education materials were often too difficult to read and could not be comprehended by a substantial portion of the adult U.S. population. Therefore, even when information is accurate, if a reader cannot understand it, they cannot act on it. educational materials are only as beneficial as the knowledge gained as a result of being able to read them.LimitationsDue to the ever changing nature of the Web, artifacts sampled during the study could change as time progresses so new materials that might b e better aligned with CDC guidance documents and that are easy to read might be available. Likewise, knowledge evolves in late 2014, the CDC published on their website five messages to help consumers prevent a norovirus infections 1) practice proper hand hygiene 2) take care in the kitchen 3) do not prepare food while infected 4) clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces and 5) wash laundry thoroughly (CDC, 2015). However, coding and analysis had already been completed so kitchen and laundry practices were not assessed, demonstrating the challenge of evaluating web-based health messages. Further, to analyze the readability of the artifacts in our sample, we used two readability formulas available through Microsoft Word. This method is widely used, but also not comprehensive, as it only considers factors such as word and sentence length so does not take into consideration comprehension. Future research should also be do to assess materials using the CDC Clear Communication Index, wh ich is a set of 20 items that can be used to develop as well as assess public communication products (CDC, 2014a). The 20 items in the Index mannikin on and expand plain language techniques described in the federal Plain Language Guidance documents (Plain Language Action and Information Network, 2011). resultAt present, there still is a need to revise and possibly create materials that are accurate, complete, practical, and easy to read. Consumer education, if approached properly, could help reduce the burden of illness attributed to noroviruses, the number one cause of acute gastroenteritis and foodborne disease. To be effective, consumer-targeted materials must be aligned with evidence-based guidelines that carefully assess the practicality and necessity of the recommendations in a home environment. While government regulations are sometimes used as a proxy for recommendations to be applied in a home setting, one must use caution in doing so as the regulatory provisions might no t be grounded in the most current science or might be impractical under home conditions. Most importantly, evidence-based guidelines also need to be periodically as the evidence base to inform practices continues to grow. 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