Avaliação da qualidade da informação de saúde na internet: indicadores de acurácia baseados em evidência para tuberculose

Paolucci, Rodolfo; Neto, André Pereira; Nadanovsky, Paulo

doi:10.1590/0103-1104202213501

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“…Pulmonary TB is estimated to have reached ten million people and caused 1.6 million deaths worldwide in 2017 alone 23 . Regarding extrapulmonary TB, we have the following data: abdominal tuberculosis accounts for 5% of cases of extrapulmonary TB; bone and joint, for 10% of cases; disseminated or miliary, for 20% of cases; genitourinary, for about 5-6% of cases; and TB lymphadenitis, for 35% of cases 24 . Given the higher incidence of pulmonary TB than other forms of the disease, we excluded 99 indicators that contained specific information on extrapulmonary TB and reached a total of 81 indicators.…”

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Assessment of the quality of health information on the Internet: evidence-based accuracy indicators for tuberculosis

2022

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Not long ago, someone had to buy a newspaper, a book, or a magazine or go to a library to obtain information. Today, the Internet quickly facilitates a myriad of information. However, the information provided may be obsolete, incomplete, incorrect, or deliberately false: fake news. In the health field, this information can affect well-being or harm individuals and society. Thus, professionals, researchers, and institutions have assessed the quality of information on health websites to address this issue. Evaluations often verify the accuracy of the information provided. However, the information accuracy indicators have yet to be constructed from Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM). This article aims to build indicators from EBM practices, analyzing the case of tuberculosis. This manuscript proposes 43 information accuracy indicators that evaluated the tuberculosis information available on the Brazilian Ministry of Health. The results indicate that much information needs to be included, and some data must be corrected. This evaluation reiterates the importance of building EBM accuracy indicators. This work intends to encourage new studies about assessing the quality of health information on the Internet.

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Assessment of the quality of health information on the Internet: evidence-based accuracy indicators for tuberculosis

2022

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“…The fourth level of the pyramid includes the synthesized summaries for clinical reference, which should serve as a reference for clinical practice as they provide updated evidence summaries. It is the most appropriate level in the search for practical guidelines for evidence-based health care 11 .…”

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“…According to Paolucci 11 , who evaluated online information sources, DynaMed Plus is currently the best tool for seeking evidence-based guidance. It is a platform developed by EBSCO, an American database company, which aims to provide synthesized summaries for clinical reference in English.…”

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“…It is a platform developed by EBSCO, an American database company, which aims to provide synthesized summaries for clinical reference in English. It stands out for its quality and way of displaying the results 11 . Its main objective is to provide health professionals, researchers, and students with quality health information based on updated evidence, easily located in the database.…”

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Evaluation of the accuracy of the information on websites about visceral leishmaniasis: a strategy for countering information disorder

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New Information and Communication Technologies are increasingly present in the daily lives of people and institutions globally. The information they convey may need to be updated, complete, correct, or deliberately untrue. We live in a context of information mayhem. Health-related information like this can harm individuals and society. Some alternatives have been put forward to address this issue. This article discusses how online health information quality assessment and website certification can serve in confronting information disorder. It presents a methodology for assessing the accuracy of online information following the updated and scientifically proven information from evidence-based medicine. It analyzes the case of visceral leishmaniasis: one of the most prevalent neglected diseases in the world. Following this method, a tool with indicators was built, and the websites of international non-governmental organizations and the Ministries of Health of Brazil and India were evaluated. The results show that all the evaluated websites obtained at most 50% compliance with the indicators used.

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“…Eles devem servir como referência para a prática clínica, pois fornecem resumos atualizados de evidências. Ele é o nível mais adequado na busca por orientações práticas para atenção à saúde baseada em evidência 11 .…”

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Avaliação da acurácia da informação em sites sobre leishmaniose visceral: uma estratégia de enfrentamento da desordem informacional

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RESUMO As novas Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação estão cada vez mais presentes no cotidiano de pessoas e instituições em nível global. As informações que elas veiculam podem estar desatualizadas, incompletas, incorretas ou deliberadamente mentirosas. Vive-se um contexto de ‘desordem informacional’. Na saúde, uma informação como essa pode causar dano ao indivíduo e à sociedade. Algumas alternativas têm sido apresentadas para enfrentar esse problema. Este artigo discute como a avaliação da qualidade da informação sobre saúde on-line e a certificação de sites podem servir para o enfrentamento da ‘desordem informacional’. Ele apresenta uma metodologia de avaliação da acurácia da informação on-line seguindo as informações atualizadas e cientificamente comprovadas pela medicina baseada em evidências. Analisa o caso da leishmaniose visceral: uma das doenças negligenciadas mais prevalentes no mundo. Seguindo esse método, foi construída uma ferramenta com indicadores e foram avaliados sites de organizações não governamentais internacionais e dos Ministérios da Saúde do Brasil e da Índia, países nos quais a leishmaniose visceral é endêmica e que concentram grande parte dos casos mundiais da doença. Os resultados revelam que nenhum dos sites avaliados obteve mais de 50% de conformidade com os indicadores utilizados.

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Avaliação da qualidade da informação de saúde na internet: indicadores de acurácia baseados em evidência para tuberculose

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Assessment of the quality of health information on the Internet: evidence-based accuracy indicators for tuberculosis

Assessment of the quality of health information on the Internet: evidence-based accuracy indicators for tuberculosis

Evaluation of the accuracy of the information on websites about visceral leishmaniasis: a strategy for countering information disorder

Avaliação da acurácia da informação em sites sobre leishmaniose visceral: uma estratégia de enfrentamento da desordem informacional

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