A Critical Analysis of the Information Available Online for Ménière's Disease.
DISCERN index
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level
Ménière’s disease
online patient education
readability
Journal
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
ISSN: 1097-6817
Titre abrégé: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8508176
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
29
1
2020
medline:
1
7
2020
entrez:
29
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Patients increasingly rely on online resources for medical information; however, the Internet is unregulated and prone to misinformation. This study analyzes the reliability, quality, and readability of websites for Ménière's disease. A Google search was performed using keywords Ambulatory. None. Forty-two websites were analyzed. Academic institutions were the most common (n = 13, 31%) but scored the lowest using DISCERN at 1.75 ± 0.13. Medical information websites scored highest at 2.24 ± 0.09 ( Most top online search results for Ménière's disease are deficient in quality and readability. Medical information websites are generally the most reliable and easy to read.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31986955
doi: 10.1177/0194599819901150
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM