Tinnitus information online – does it ring true?
| Autor: | Robert C. Mackinnon, Richard M. McKearney, Richard J. Baker, Mark Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Health literacy Audiology Tinnitus 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Reading (process) otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Quality (business) 030212 general & internal medicine 030223 otorhinolaryngology media_common Internet Consumer Health Information Information Dissemination business.industry General Medicine Readability Search Engine Otorhinolaryngology medicine.symptom Comprehension business health literacy Quality information |
| Zdroj: | McKearney, R, MacKinnon, R, Smith, M & Baker, R 2018, ' Tinnitus information online – does it ring true? ', The Journal of laryngology and otology . https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0022215118001792 |
| ISSN: | 1748-5460 0022-2151 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0022215118001792 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveTo assess, using standardised tools, the quality and readability of online tinnitus information that patients are likely to access.MethodsA standardised review was conducted of websites relating to tinnitus and its management. Each website was scored using the DISCERN instrument and the Flesch Reading Ease scale.ResultsTwenty-seven unique websites were evaluated. The mean DISCERN score of the websites was 34.5 out of 80 (standard deviation = 11.2). This would be considered ‘fair’ in quality. Variability in DISCERN score between websites was high (range, 15–57: ‘poor’ to ‘very good’). Website readability was poor, with a mean Flesch Reading Ease score of 52.6 (standard deviation = 7.7); this would be considered ‘difficult’ to read.ConclusionIn general, the quality of tinnitus websites is fair and the readability is poor, with substantial variability in quality between websites. The Action on Hearing Loss and the British Tinnitus Association websites were identified as providing the highest quality information. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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