Research Article

Readability Assessment of Online Patient Education Material on Congestive Heart Failure

Table 1

List of congestive heart failure websites with their Google ranking and website type.

RankWebsite Uniform Resource Locator (URL)Website Type

1http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide-heart-failure#1General
2http://www.medicinenet.com/congestive_heart_failure_chf_overview/article.htmGeneral
3https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_failureGeneral
4http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-failure/basics/definition/con-20029801General
5http://www.healthline.com/health/congestive-heart-failureGeneral
6http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/CongenitalHeartDefects/TheImpactofCongenitalHeartDefects/Congestive-Heart-Failure-and-Congenital-Defects_UCM_307111_Article.jsp#.WD4K8LIrLIUSpecialized
7https://medlineplus.gov/heartfailure.htmlGeneral
8http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/163062-overviewGeneral
9https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0022300/General
10https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/cardiovascular-disorders/heart-failure/heart-failureGeneral
11http://www.emedicinehealth.com/congestive_heart_failure/article_em.htmGeneral
12https://www.cardiosmart.org/Heart-Conditions/Heart-FailureSpecialized
13https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/c/chfGeneral
14https://www.acls.net/guide-to-congestive-heart-failure.htmSpecialized
15http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heart_vascular_institute/conditions_treatments/conditions/congestive_heart_failure.htmlGeneral
16http://www.heartsite.com/html/chf.htmlSpecialized
17https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/chf/General
18http://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=26General
19https://www.ghc.org/healthAndWellness/?item=/common/healthAndWellness/conditions/heartDisease/chfBasics.htmlGeneral
20http://www.heartpoint.com/congheartfailure.htmlSpecialized
21https://getpalliativecare.org/whatis/disease-types/congestive-heart-failure-palliative-care/General
22http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6972General
23http://www.lifelinescreening.com/What-We-Do/What-We-Screen-For/Congestive-Heart-FailureGeneral
24https://www.franciscanhealth.org/diseases-and-conditions/congestive-heart-failureGeneral
25https://www.ahn.org/specialties/cardiovascular-institute/heart-failureGeneral
26http://www.healio.com/cardiology/learn-the-heart/cardiology-review/systolic-congestive-heart-failureSpecialized
27http://www.texasheart.org/HIC/Topics/Cond/CHF.cfmSpecialized
28https://www.caring.com/articles/congestive-heart-failureGeneral
29http://www.healthcommunities.com/congestive-heart-failure/chf-overview.shtmlGeneral
30http://www.healthcentral.com/encyclopedia/hc/congestive-heart-failure-3169011/General
31https://www.uabmedicine.org/patient-care/conditions/heart-failureGeneral
32http://www.vistahealth.com/vista-health-system/services/vista-health-system-congestive-heart-failure-2480.aspxGeneral
33http://www.lifeextension.com/protocols/heart-circulatory/congestive-heart-failure/page-01General
34http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/sponsor-story/cayugamed/2016/11/27/cayuga-med-congestive-heart-failure/93292768/General
35http://www.utswmedicine.org/conditions-specialties/heart/programs/congestive-heart-failure/General
36http://www.dovemed.com/diseases-conditions/congestive-heart-failure/General
37https://www.childrensmn.org/references/pfs/condill/congestive-heart-failure.pdfGeneral
38https://www.dukehealth.org/treatments/heart/congestive-heart-failureGeneral
39http://heartfailurecenter.com/hfcheartfailurestages.shtmSpecialized
40http://www.wakemed.org/heart-vascular-congestive-heart-failureGeneral
41https://demanddeborah.org/medical-services/congestive-heart-failure/General
42https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/heart/14221General
43http://www.hfsa.org/what-is-heart-failure/Specialized
44http://www.everydayhealth.com/congestive-heart-failure/guide/General
45https://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/heart_failure/signs_and_symptoms.htmlGeneral
46https://www.healthgrades.com/conditions/congestive-heart-failure--symptomsGeneral
47https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_heart_failure.htmGeneral
48http://www.umm.edu/health/medical/reports/articles/heart-failureGeneral
49https://www2.nau.edu/~daa/lecture/chfmeds.htmGeneral
50http://www.baylorhealth.com/SpecialtiesServices/HeartHealth/patientandfamilysupport/Pages/CongestiveHeartFailureClinic.aspxGeneral
51https://www.rush.edu/services/conditions/congestive-heart-failureGeneral
52http://www.fpnotebook.com/cv/chf/CngstvHrtFlr.htmGeneral
53https://www.drweil.com/health-wellness/body-mind-spirit/heart/congestive-heart-failure-chf/General
54http://www.mylvad.com/congestiveheartfailure/advanced-congestive-heart-failureSpecialized
55http://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-and-treatments/conditions/congestive-heart-failureGeneral
56https://tricare.mil/CoveredServices/BenefitUpdates/Archives/10_19_16_CHFGeneral
57http://www.umcvc.org/conditions-treatments/heart-failureSpecialized
58https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-0-387-79948-3_2171General
59http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/cardiovascular/heart/congestive-heart.htmGeneral
60https://www.bayhealth.org/congestive-heart-failureGeneral
61http://www.mauryregional.com/our-services/heart-and-stroke-services/heart/congestive-heart-failureGeneral
62http://www.rcjournal.com/contents/04.06/04.06.0403.pdfGeneral
63http://www.inovaheart.org/heart-care/heart-failureSpecialized
64http://www.kh.org/site/c.dkLSK7OPLnKaE/b.8326805/k.56CA/Congestive_Heart_Failure.htmGeneral
65https://patient.info/health/heart-failure-leafletGeneral
66https://www.lourdes.com/centers-and-services/congestive-heart-failure-chf/General
67http://www.hospitalmedicine.org/Web/Quality___Innovation/Implementation_Toolkit/CHF/CHF_overview.aspxGeneral
68http://www.chw.org/medical-care/herma-heart-center/conditions/congestive-heart-failure/General
69http://connectedhealth.partners.org/patient-programs/remote-monitoring/heart-failure.aspxGeneral
70https://www.growthhouse.org/chfcopd.htmlGeneral