Assessment of level of knowledge and satisfaction of website about cleft lip and palate.
Melissa Picinato-Pirola, Raíssa Gomes Magalhães, Marilia Gabriela Gonçalves Ribeiro and 2 others
PMID 39879423WHAT IT FOUND
Students and health professionals answered differently on eight of 16 cleft lip and palate questions after a website, and 70.2% rated it excellent.
This is an education evaluation, not proof of patient benefit.
Key findings
01After accessing the website, answers changed on eight of 16 knowledge questions.
02Most participants rated the website excellent or very good, with 70.2% choosing excellent and 24.5% very good.
03After the website, speech-language pathologists were mentioned by 98.9% of participants, compared with 96.8% before, and nutritionist mentions increased by 40%.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for SLPs
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What it does not show
The sample came from one university and one university hospital, so it may not represent other students or professionals. Questionnaire completion and website access were unsupervised, so researchers could not confirm that participants read the content carefully. The study did not assess whether knowledge gains lasted over time. The participants were students and health professionals, not patients, so the results do not show patient benefit.
Declared interests
The paper states financial support from Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa do Distrito Federal (FAPDF), process no. 00193.001.520/2017.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that this website causes lasting improvement in cleft lip and palate care. It measured students' and professionals' answers before and after an unsupervised website visit, found changes on eight of 16 knowledge questions, and did not test patient outcomes or long-term retention.