Vascular surgery and the Internet: A poor source of patient-oriented information

Soot, Laurel; Moneta, Gregory L.; Edwards, James M.

doi:10.1016/s0741-5214(99)70179-5

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“…Soot et al 29 found at hird of patient-orientedw eb sites related to peripheral vascular disease contained misleading information. Greene et al 30 found less than 10% of internet sites relating to lumbar disc herniation to be of good factual quality,a nd 34.3% of the sites to be commercially motivated.…”

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Role of Information Available Over the Internet: What are the Parents of Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy Likely to Find?

Roshan

Agarwal

England

2008

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Ann RC oll Surg Engl 2008; 90:6 01-605 601The explosion of internet usage by patients and the amount of healthcare information publicly available has led to new challenges for practising physicians. 1,2 The information available from at hird party has important implications for the doctor-patient relationship and can be used to enhance the healthcare experience. 2,3 Freedom of information on the internet dictates that anyone can publish information. Therefore, there is ar isk that such information, through ignorance or bias, may be incorrect or misleading. [4][5][6] Information of dubious quality or that is commercially motivated can be misleading, or even potentially lethal. 7,8 Many tools are available to assess healthcare information on the internet and, although there is consensus on key criteria, they are still being developed. 9-11 The LIDA Instrument is avalidated method of evaluating healthcare websites based on three important areas -a ccessibility,u sability and reliability. 12 Search engines are the most commonly used method to find information on the world wide web. Information exists about the usage characteristics of search engines in the UK. Ratings such as the Neilson'sN et rating 13 provide data for the most widely used search engines, and patterns therein. The five most visited search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL and AskJeeves) field >9 0% of all search questions according to these surveys. Although searches often reveal thousands of links, at ypical user is likely to visit the most The aim of this studyw as to assess the quality of information available on the world wide web to parents of children undergoing tonsillectomy. HEAD &N ECK

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Role of Information Available Over the Internet: What are the Parents of Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy Likely to Find?

Roshan

Agarwal

England

2008

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“…ics, 5,10,11 this investigation has demonstrated that the quality of the information returned was variable. Although some potentially very useful sites for patients seeking information about periodontal disease were identified, (eg that hosted by the American Dental Association [www.ada.org/public/faq/gums.html#signs] and the American Academy of Periodontology [www.perio.org/consumer/faq.htm]), the simple search strategy employed in this study failed to give prominence to these, amongst the weaker sites.…”

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The nature and quality of periodontal related patient information on the world-wide web

Chestnutt

2002

Br Dent J

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Background The internet provides a potentially invaluable source of health education material for members of the public. Objectives This study aimed to investigate the nature and quality of periodontal-related patient information on the world-wide web. Methods The search term ' "gum disease" AND "patient information" ' was entered into three common internet search engines. The top 50 sites identified by each search engine were downloaded and assessed for authorship, content, accord with accepted dental practice, currency, and references to peer reviewed data. Results The search term returned in excess of 3,615 hits across the three search engines. Of the top 150 identified, 68 were deemed relevant to patients seeking information on periodontal disease. Of these, 17 were duplicated either within or between search engines, therefore the following analysis is based on the remaining 51 sites. The majority of sites (25) were authored by individual dental practitioners, with sites originating in the USA predominating (80%). Information on the aetiology, signs and symptoms, and treatment options for periodontal disease was provided by 38, 38, and 29 sites respectively. This information was deemed in accordance with conventional periodontal practice in 27, 33, and 23 cases respectively. Only seven sites indicated the currency of the information and five provided peer-reviewed references for further reading. The rank order identified by the search engines meant that sites providing comprehensive and authoritative information, were not readily differentiable from sites whose primary objective was promoting attendance at specific dental practices. Conclusions Judicious and active support from professionals is required to aid patients' interpretation of the information identified and to direct them to the most instructive sites.

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“…The internet was the most common source of information among those who managed to obtain information on sexual activity. However, studies on the quality of medical information provided by internet show that it is often misleading and of poor quality, which means that patients may be provided with incorrect information [22][23][24][25].…”

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Sexual Activity before and after Total Hip Arthroplasty

Zahi¹,

Mahir²,

Tounsi³

et al. 2017

Physiother Rehabil

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Vascular surgery and the Internet: A poor source of patient-oriented information

Cited by 125 publications

References 29 publications

Role of Information Available Over the Internet: What are the Parents of Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy Likely to Find?

Role of Information Available Over the Internet: What are the Parents of Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy Likely to Find?

The nature and quality of periodontal related patient information on the world-wide web

Sexual Activity before and after Total Hip Arthroplasty

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