Quality of information of websites dedicated to obesity: a systematic search to promote high level of information for Internet users and professionals
| Autor: | Antonio Egidio Nardi, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Valerio De Lorenzo, Antonio Preti, Alessandra Perra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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020205 medical informatics
Computer science media_common.quotation_subject Internet privacy Information Dissemination Health literacy Information dissemination Internet Obesity Quality Weight-loss 02 engineering and technology law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine PageRank law 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Quality (business) 030212 general & internal medicine Local language media_common business.industry Information quality Readability Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Reading The Internet Comprehension business |
| Zdroj: | Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity. 27:1-9 |
| ISSN: | 1590-1262 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40519-020-01089-x |
| Popis: | Background The Internet is increasingly used as a source of information. This study investigates with a multidimensional methodology the quality of information of websites dedicated to obesity treatment and weight-loss interventions. We compared websites in English, a language that it is used for the international scientific divulgation, and in Italian, a popular local language. Methods Level of Evidence: Level I, systematic review search on four largely used search engines. Duplicated and unrelated websites were excluded. We checked: popularity with PageRank; technological quality with Nibbler; readability with the Flesch Reading Ease test or the Gulpease readability index; quality of information with the DISCERN scale, the JAMA benchmark criteria, and the adherence to the Health on the Net Code. Results 63 Italian websites and 41 English websites were evaluated. English websites invested more in the technological quality especially for the marketing, experience of the user, and mobile accessibility. Both the Italian and English websites were of poor quality and readability. Conclusions These results can inform guidelines for the improvement of health information and help Internet users to achieve a higher level of information. Users must find benefits of treatment, support to the shared decision-making, the sources used, the medical editor's supervision, and the risk of postponing the treatment. |
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