Table 2.
The evaluation of the stroke websites based on Suitability Assessment of Materials.
| Category and criteria | Frequency, n (%) | ICCa | Converted %b | |||
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Not suitable (0) | Adequate (1) | Superior (2) |
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| Content |
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Purpose | 0 (0) | 8 (19) | 34 (81) | .626 | 90.5 |
| Scope | 2 (5) | 13 (31) | 27 (64) | .896 | 79.8 | |
| Content topics | 6 (14) | 25 (60) | 11 (26) | .875 | 56.0 | |
| Summary and review | 23 (55) | 8 (19) | 11 (26) | .993 | 35.7c | |
| Average |
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65.5 | |
| Literacy demands |
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Reading grade level | 19 (45) | 21 (50) | 2 (5) | .810 | 29.8c |
| Writing Style | 1 (2) | 14 (33) | 27 (64) | .859 | 81.0 | |
| Sentence construction | 1 (2) | 17 (41) | 24 (57) | .727 | 77.4 | |
| Vocabulary | 2 (5) | 19 (45) | 21 (50) | .746 | 72.6 | |
| Learning enhancement by advance organizers | 6 (14) | 3 (7) | 33 (79) | .962 | 82.1 | |
| Average |
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68.6 | |
| Graphic illustration, lists, tables, and charts |
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Cover graphic | 20 (48) | 13 (31) | 9 (21) | .950 | 36.9c |
| Type of illustrations | 14 (33) | 15 (36) | 13 (31) | .950 | 48.8 | |
| Relevance of illustrations | 15 (36) | 11 (26) | 16 (38) | .975 | 51.2 | |
| Graphical direction: lists, tables, charts, and forms | 25 (60) | 10 (24) | 7 (17) | .956 | 28.6c | |
| Captions are used to announce or explain graphics | 14 (33) | 17 (41) | 11 (26) | .976 | 46.4 | |
| Average |
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42.4 | |
| Layout and typography |
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Typography | 1 (2) | 9 (21) | 32 (76) | .863 | 86.9 |
| Layout | 1 (2) | 12 (29) | 29 (69) | .813 | 83.3 | |
| Subheadings and chunking | 4 (10) | 4 (10) | 34 (81) | .965 | 85.7 | |
| Average |
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85.3 | |
| Learning, stimulation, and motivation |
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Interaction included in the text or graphics | 16 (38) | 15 (36) | 11 (26) | .967 | 44.0 |
| Desired behavior patterns are modeled | 14 (33) | 12 (29) | 16 (38) | .975 | 52.4 | |
| Motivation | 16 (38) | 14 (33) | 12 (29) | .965 | 45.2 | |
| Average |
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47.2 | |
| Cultural appropriateness |
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Cultural match: logic, language, experience | 24 (57) | 8 (19) | 10 (24) | .992 | 33.3c |
| Cultural image and examples | 29 (69) | 10 (24) | 3 (7) | .987 | 19.0c | |
| Multiple languages translation | 36 (86) | 0 (0) | 6 (14) | .994 | 14.3c | |
| Average |
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22.2c | |
| Overall average | 55.7 | |||||
aICC: intraclass correlation coefficient.
bConverted Percent=([n of websites×0 point]+[n of websites×1 point]+[n of websites×2 points])/total possible best score (84=42 websites×2 points)×100. Interpretation: 70%-100%=superior; 40%-69%=adequate; 0%-39% =not suitable.
cInformation rated as “not suitable” per criterion across the evaluated websites.