Evaluating the quality of internet information for breast cancer

Nghiem, Allan Zhifa; Mahmoud, Yamil D; Som, Robin

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.07.086

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“…It is not out of the mind that this lack of credibility exists in Ebola-related websites in other languages, and that the websites do not have good credibility, although there is a need for detailed studies in this regard. Therefore, users must act with full awareness when using the Persian-language websites as a source of health information regarding Ebola, and they must use the provided information alongside expert medical advice from relevant experts [11].…”

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“…The quality of retrieved information is a matter of concern due to the lack of control over the content of information published on the Internet. Various researches conducted on the quality of health websites in various topics showed that, in most cases, the quality of health-related websites is poor and needs further attention [9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. No authority is directly responsible for managing Internet resources.…”

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“…Among these tools are the HONcode of Conduct, Silberg criteria, Discern, Hi-Ethics, and AMA guidelines. HONcode of Conduct is one of the tools that was created in 1995 and have been frequently used to evaluate the quality of health information websites [10][11][12][13][14][15][17][18][19][20][21][22]. It guides lay users as well as health professionals to validate medical resources on the Internet [23].…”

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Persian language health websites on Ebola disease: less credible than you think?

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Hamzehei

Valizadeh-Haghi

2020

J. Egypt. Public. Health. Assoc.

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Background: Ebola virus disease is an emergency situation in the area of international public health for which currently, there is no standard treatment. Thus, there is an essential need for awareness of individuals about the Ebola disease and consequently its prevention. Internet and health websites are considered a source of health information about certain diseases. Therefore, in this study, the credibility of Persian-language websites on Ebola is assessed. Materials and methods: The term "Ebola" was searched using the Yahoo, Google, and Bing search engines. The first 30 websites resulting from each search engine were studied. Persian language was a prerequisite for inclusion. Duplicate and inaccessible websites were excluded and 62 websites were retained for evaluation. These websites were manually assessed by the researchers. The research tool was HONcode official toolbar as well as the checklist set by the researchers based on the HONcode of Conduct tool. The data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 software. Results: None of the retrieved websites was officially approved by the HONcode of Conduct. Moreover, the manual evaluation showed that none of them had fully considered the eight criteria of HONcode. The results showed that most of the retrieved websites (62%) were commercial. The justifiability criterion had been considered in 89% of the studied websites, but the authority criterion had been considered by only 16% of the websites. Conclusion and recommendations: Regarding the poor reliability of Persian websites on the Ebola disease, and considering that Persian language people prefer to read the information in their native language, it is recommended that the authorized health organizations introduce reliable health websites in the Persian language. This will help them to take part in active healthcare decision-making and disease prevention. Moreover, it is necessary to educate people especially Persian language ones about the website evaluation tools, which can be used to assess the credibility of health websites before consuming the information on those websites.

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Persian language health websites on Ebola disease: less credible than you think?

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Hamzehei

Valizadeh-Haghi

2020

J. Egypt. Public. Health. Assoc.

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“…These criteria have been used in multiple other studies in a variety of fields to assess quality of online information. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Readability was evaluated using the following reading scores: Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) score, Flesch-Kincaid grade level, Gunning Frequency of Gobbledygook, the Coleman-Liau index, simple measure of Gobbledygook, automated readability index, and Linsear write formula. The FRE score considers the number of syllables per word and outputs a score from 0 to 100, where a higher score indicates increased ease of reading.…”

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Search Engine Optimization: An Analysis of Rhinoplasty Web sites

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The Internet is the primary source of information for facial plastic surgery patients. Most patients only analyze information in the first 10 Web sites retrieved. The aim of this study was to determine factors critical for improving Web site traffic and search engine optimization. A Google search of “rhinoplasty” was performed in Michigan. The first 20 distinct Web sites originating from private sources were included. Private was defined as personal Web sites for private practice physicians. The Web sites were evaluated using SEOquake and WooRANK, publicly available programs that analyze Web sites. Factors examined included the presence of social media, the number of distinct pages on the Web site, the traffic to the Web site, use of keywords, such as rhinoplasty in the heading and meta description, average visit duration, traffic coming from search, bounce rate, and the number of advertisements. Readability and Web site quality were also analyzed using the DISCERN and Health on the Net Foundation code principles. The first 10 Web sites were compared with the latter 10 Web sites using Student's t-tests. The first 10 Web sites received a significantly lower portion of traffic from search engines than the second 10 Web sites. The first 10 Web sites also had significantly fewer tags of the keyword “nose” in the meta description of the Web site. The first 10 Web sites were significantly more reliable according to the DISCERN instrument, scoring an average of 2.42 compared with 2.05 for the second 10 Web sites (p = 0.029). Search engine optimization is critical for facial plastic surgeons as it improves online presence. This may potentially result in increased traffic and an increase in patient visits. However, Web sites that rely too heavily on search engines for traffic are less likely to be in the top 10 search results. Web site curators should maintain a wide focus for obtaining Web site traffic, possibly including advertising and publishing information in third party sources such as “RealSelf.”

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“…Thus, health content related to common conditions or surgical procedures plays an important role in patient education. 2,3 Several studies [4][5][6][7] have investigated health literacy, reading levels, and quality of health material in different arenas of medicine. In ophthalmology, two studies 8,9 have evaluated the readability of content from web searches of ophthalmologic diagnoses as well as published information from large organizations such as the American Academy of Ophthalmology.…”

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The Current Online Face of U.S. Academic Ophthalmology

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Purpose To evaluate the comprehensiveness and navigation ease of online content from Web sites of U.S. academic ophthalmology departments. Design Cross-sectional analysis of 117 U.S. academic ophthalmology department Web sites from October 1 to October 31, 2017. Methods Data were obtained on various categories, including: clinical access and subspecialty services, social media, patient support and accessibility, residency and fellowship details, and research and faculty characteristics. Percent of Web sites possessing each feature was calculated. In addition, a comparison of content completeness and navigation metrics of Web sites between the US News and World Report top 13 ranked departments and the remaining 96 that possess an ophthalmology residency was performed. Results Greater than 80% of Web sites list a basic core of information online: address, contact information, resident and faculty characteristics, and clinical expertise. However, only 69.2% have capabilities to donate online and 59.8% supply educational material for common eye conditions. Less than half of institutions list emergency and trauma, oncology, and low-vision rehabilitation services; only 49.6% provide a social network platform. Strikingly, accessibility features are limited; scalable text, changeable color, and multilingual capabilities are available in 20.5, 4.3, and 8.5% of Web sites, respectively. In the comparison of top 13 departments with the remaining 96, the high-ranking departments possess more Web site features, but are just as efficient to navigate. Conclusion U.S. academic ophthalmology departments in 2017 provide a basic foundation of online content, but few contain abundant features from the viewpoints of different users.

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