Background: The aim of the study was to develop a high-quality valid patient information website with regard to hypodontia and its management, and to test its effectiveness in delivering this information. Methods: A patient-based hypodontia website was created and placed on the Trust’s website. It was then validated using five website assessment tools: Flesch reading ease score, LIDA, DISCERN, Journal of American Medical Association and Health on the Net seal. A cross-sectional prospective design was adopted using a 15-item questionnaire to assess the effectiveness of the newly created hypodontia website in helping participants understand their management. New patients attending their first hypodontia clinic consultation appointment were invited to complete the questionnaire both before and after visiting the website. Results: The newly created hypodontia website scored well with the website validation tools in comparison with previously assessed hypodontia websites. Forty participants (25 female) took part in the questionnaire study, with a mean age of 15.3 (SD 6.1) years. After visiting the website, 85% of participants felt the website was helpful in understanding hypodontia, with an observed improvement in all domains of the questionnaire, reaching statistical significance ( p <0.05–0.001) in 10 of the 15 items. Conclusion: This study found that patients felt that a hypodontia website was effective in improving their perceived knowledge of hypodontia.
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机译：背景：该研究的目的是建立一个关于牙龈炎及其管理的高质量有效的患者信息网站，并测试其在提供此信息方面的有效性。方法：创建了一个基于患者的低血压网站，并将其放置在基金会的网站上。然后，使用五种网站评估工具对其进行了验证：Flesch阅读缓解评分，LIDA，DISCERN，《美国医学会杂志》和“ Health on the net seal”。采用横断面前瞻性设计，使用15个项目的问卷调查来评估新创建的牙髓疾病网站在帮助参与者了解其管理方面的有效性。在访问该网站之前和之后，均邀请参加首次牙科学不足咨询的新患者填写问卷。结果：与以前评估过的低血压网站相比，新创建的低血压网站在网站验证工具方面得分很高。 40名参与者（25名女性）参加了问卷调查，平均年龄为15.3（SD 6.1）岁。在访问该网站后，有85％的参与者认为该网站有助于理解牙髓不足，并且在问卷的所有领域都有所观察到的改善，在15个项目中的10个中达到了统计显着性（p <0.05-0.001）。结论：这项研究发现，患者认为低血压网站可以有效改善他们对低血压的认知。
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