Analysis of Homepages Relating to Lumbar Disc Surgery in Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Hospitals

Shim, Dae Moo; Jeung, Ul Oh; Kim, Tae Kyun; Kim, Jeong Woo; Park, Jin Young; Kweon, Suc Hyun; Park, Seong Kyu; Choi, Byong San

doi:10.4055/jkoa.2008.43.2.166

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“…CAI is a major complication of acute ankle sprain that leads to discomfort during daily and sports activities [ 35 ]. Studies of online information related to lumbar disc herniation, lumbar stenosis, and cervical disc herniation have been published in the field of orthopedic surgery in Korea, but no previous study from Korea has evaluated the information related to CAI available on the Internet [ 16 , 18 , 36 , 37 ]. In addition, some of the aforementioned domestic studies conducted online information quality analyses using evaluation criteria arbitrarily created by the authors; thus, objectivity was not guaranteed and the criteria were applied only once.…”

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Evaluation of the Quality of Information Available on the Internet Regarding Chronic Ankle Instability

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Background and objectives: Most Koreans obtain medical information from the Internet. Despite the vast amount of information available, there is a possibility that patients acquire false information or are dissatisfied. Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is one of the most common sports injuries that develops after an ankle sprain. Although the information available on the Internet related to CAI has been evaluated in other countries, such studies have not been conducted in Korea. Materials and Methods: The key term “chronic ankle instability” was searched on the three most commonly used search engines in Korea. The top 150 website results were classified into university hospital, private hospital, commercial, non-commercial, and unspecified websites by a single investigator. The websites were rated according to the quality of information using the DISCERN instrument, accuracy score, and exhaustivity score. Results: Of the 150 websites, 96 were included in the analysis. University and private hospital websites had significantly higher DISCERN, accuracy, and exhaustivity scores compared to the other websites. Conclusions: Accurate medical information is essential for improving patient satisfaction and treatment outcomes. The quality of websites should be improved to provide high-quality medical information to patients, which can be facilitated by doctors.

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