Analyzing the readability of online urogynecologic patient information

The following information is a supplement to the poster presented at PFD Week 2017, the annual scientific meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society. October 3-7, 2017 in Providence, RI

STEWART, J. Ryan DO¹
HEIT, Michael H. PhD MD²
MERIWETHER, Kate V. MD¹
HOBSON, Deslyn T. MD¹
FRANCIS, Sean L. MD¹

1. University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
2. Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Corresponding Author
J. Ryan Stewart, DO
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health
550 South Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40202

The authors report no conflict of interest.
Sources of funding: none

MESH Keywords: Consumer Health Information, Fecal Incontinence, Internet, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence

Summary Statistics

Keyword groups and “seed” pages.

Subject Heading	URL	Total Keywords
Bowel Control (BoC)	voicesforpfd.org/p/cm/ld/fid=7	117
Bladder Control (BlC)	voicesforpfd.org/p/cm/ld/fid=8	355
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)	voicesforpfd.org/p/cm/ld/fid=6	216

Top 10 search keywords by group

Keyword Group	Unique Keywords	Estimated Monthly Searches (EMS)
POP	216	393,520
Top 10	Keyword	EMS	Top Level Domain (number, %)	Domain (number)
	prolapse	110,000	com (11,393, 52.7)	webmd.com (247)
	cystocele	40,500	org (4,421, 20.5)	mayoclinic.org (242)
	rectocele	40,500	edu (949, 4.4)	medscape.com (239)
	prolapsed uterus	33,100	com.au (706, 3.3)	youtube.com (237)
	uterine prolapse	22,200	nhs.uk (588, 2.7)	nih.gov (236)
	prolapsed bladder	14,800	net (557, 2.6)	emedicinehealth.com (217)
	stress incontinence	14,800	co.uk (471, 2.9)	patient.info (216)
	enterocele	8,100	info (426, 2.0)	nhs.uk (198)
	uterus prolapse	4,400	org.au (393, 1.8)	wikipedia.org (186)
	prolapsed bowel	4,400	gov (350, 1.6)	pelvicexercises.com.au (185)
Keyword Group	Unique Keywords	Estimated Monthly Searches (EMS)
Bladder	355	876,740
Top 10	Keyword	EMS	Top Level Domain (number, %)	Domain (number)
	bladder infection	(165000)	com (21,375, 60.2)	webmd.com (450)
	incontinence	(135000)	org (6,778, 19.1)	nih.gov (448)
	frequent urination	(74000)	edu (1,468, 4.1)	mayoclinic.org (408)
	incontinent	(33100)	gov (1,059, 3.0)	healthline.com (385)
	overactive bladder	(33100)	co.uk (837, 2.4)	emedicinehealth.com (344)
	urinary incontinence	(27100)	net (586, 1.7)	patient.info (340)
	bladder pain	(18100)	nhs.uk (484, 1.4)	medicinenet.com (337)
	urinary retention	(18100)	com.au (474, 1.3)	wikipedia.org (325)
	prolapsed bladder	(14800)	info (441, 1.2)	everydayhealth.com (324)
	urinary infection	(14800)	org.uk (289, 0.8)	youtube.com (320)
Keyword Group	Unique Keywords	Estimated Monthly Searches (EMS)
Bowel	117	543,320
Top 10	Keyword	EMS	Top Level Domain (number, %)	Domain (number)
	incontinence	(135000)	com (5,990, 51.2)	nih.gov (146)
	prolapse	(110000)	org (2,881, 24.6)	mayoclinic.org (128)
	kegel exercises	(90500)	edu (540, 4.6)	webmd.com (125)
	prolapsed uterus	(33100)	co.uk (295, 2.5)	www.nhs.uk (112)
	uterine prolapse	(22200)	gov (269, 2.3)	clevelandclinic.org (108)
	stress incontinence	(14800)	com.au (200, 1.7)	wikipedia.org (103)
	prolapsed bladder	(14800)	nhs.uk (195, 1.7)	medicinenet.com (96)
	bowel problems	(12100)	net (186, 1.6)	patient.info (95)
	urge incontinence	(9900)	org.uk (184, 1.6)	medscape.com (95)
	fecal incontinence	(8100)	org.au (155, 1.3)	healthline.com (94)

Top Websites and Search Keywords by Category

Top 20 domains with the most results in each keyword group.

	Bladder Group		Bowel Group		POP Group
1	webmd.com	450	nih.gov	146	webmd.com	247
2	nih.gov	448	mayoclinic.org	128	mayoclinic.org	242
3	mayoclinic.org	408	webmd.com	125	medscape.com	239
4	healthline.com	385	www.nhs.uk	112	youtube.com	237
5	emedicinehealth.com	344	clevelandclinic.org	108	nih.gov	236
6	patient.info	340	wikipedia.org	103	emedicinehealth.com	217
7	medicinenet.com	337	medicinenet.com	96	patient.info	216
8	wikipedia.org	325	medscape.com	95	www.nhs.uk	198
9	everydayhealth.com	324	patient.info	95	wikipedia.org	186
10	youtube.com	320	youtube.com	94	pelvicexercises.com.au	185
11	www.nhs.uk	310	healthline.com	94	betterhealth.vic.gov.au	181
12	medscape.com	286	bladderandbowelfoundation.org	90	drugs.com	174
13	clevelandclinic.org	277	google.com	81	acog.org	174
14	drugs.com	267	everydayhealth.com	73	voicesforpfd.org	172
15	nytimes.com	236	drugs.com	72	google.com	166
16	sharecare.com	213	hopkinsmedicine.org	71	clevelandclinic.org	159
17	health.com	211	aboutincontinence.org	69	riachisurgery.com	139
18	healthcommunities.com	207	emedicinehealth.com	68	bladderandbowelfoundation.org	139
19	urologyhealth.org	200	acog.org	68	harvard.edu	138
20	livestrong.com	194	livestrong.com	67	mygyne.info	133

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