Evaluating internet information on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment: Parent and expert perspectives
| Autor: | Joaquin Fuentes, Marta Garcia-Giral, Alonso Montoya, Cesar Soutullo, Esther Cardo, Fernández-Jaén A, Sergio Hernández, Jose Angel Alda Diez, Oscar Herreros, Montserrat Pamias Massana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Adult
Male Parents media_common.quotation_subject MEDLINE Education Developmental psychology Basic knowledge Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Quality (business) Paediatric patients media_common Internet Consumer Health Information Health professionals business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Female The Internet Psychology business Kappa Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1357-6283 |
| Popis: | Background: The Internet is increasingly used as a source of health-related information. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of web-based information on treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: Sixteen expert health professionals in ADHD and 35 parents of paediatric patients with a recent diagnosis of ADHD assessed the information contained in the 10 highest ranked websites in Spanish, using the Spanish version of the DISCERN tool - a validated questionnaire designed to assess the quality and reliability of web-based information on treatment choices (rating scores from 15 to 75). Results: DISCERN scores given by parents and experts were low (total mean scores [standard deviation]: 35.9 [13.1] and 43.4 [13.7], respectively) and inter-rater agreement was poor/moderate (weighted kappa for the global assessment between -0.69 and +0.93, average = 0.29). There was a significant change on the ADHD-knowledge and motivation for treatment (ADHD-KMT) basic knowledge sub-scale score after the assessment of the different websites by parents (total mean scores [standard deviation]: 49.09 [9.46] and 63.21 [9.45]). Conclusions: Despite a poor/moderate inter-rater agreement between parent and expert opinions, all agreed that the quality of the web-based information on treatment choices for ADHD is generally poor. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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