Quality evaluation of websites with information on childhood dental caries in Portuguese language

Leite, Filipa; Correia, André

doi:10.1590/s1980-65232011000200004

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“…In general, our results showed a predominance of low-quality contents, with a low rate of websites (26.7%) being classified as acceptable to high-quality levels (DISCERN≥39). These results are consistent with the results of similar studies [ 49 , 50 ]; Blizniuk et al [ 49 ] demonstrated lack of quality of dental caries-related information on English websites (DISCERN=44), whereas Leite and Correia [ 50 ] identified only 4 out of 75 Portuguese dental caries-related websites certified with the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) code, a trustworthy certification granted by a nongovernmental institution that evaluates the quality of health information on the Internet [ 51 ]. However, we did not consider the HON code in our methods, as only 1 Brazilian website was certified.…”

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Evaluating the Dental Caries-Related Information on Brazilian Websites: Qualitative Study

Aguirre¹,

Coelho²,

Ríos³

et al. 2017

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundDental caries is the most common chronic oral disease, affecting 2.4 billion people worldwide who on average have 2.11 decayed, missing, or filled teeth. It impacts the quality of life of patients, socially and economically. However, the comprehension of dental caries may be difficult for most people, as it involves a multifactorial etiology with the interplay between the tooth surface, the dental biofilm, dietary fermentable carbohydrates, and genetic and behavioral factors. Therefore, the production of effective materials addressed to the education and counseling of patients for the prevention of dental caries requires a high level of specialization. In this regard, the dental caries-related contents produced by laypersons and their availability on the Internet may be low-quality information.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the readability and the quality of dental caries-related information on Brazilian websites.MethodsA total of 75 websites were selected through Google, Bing, Yahoo!, and Baidu. The websites were organized in rankings according to their order of appearance in each one of the 4 search engines. Furthermore, 2 independent examiners evaluated the quality of websites using the DISCERN questionnaire and the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria. The readability of the websites was assessed by the Flesch Reading Ease adapted to Brazilian Portuguese (FRE-BP). In addition, the information presented on the websites was categorized as etiology, prevention, and treatment of dental caries. The statistical analysis was performed using Spearman rank correlation coefficient, Mann-Whitney U test, hierarchical clustering analysis by Ward minimum variance method, Kruskal-Wallis test, and post hoc Dunn test. P<.05 was considered significant.ResultsThe Web contents were considered to be of poor quality by DISCERN (mean 33.48, standard deviation, SD 9.06) and JAMA (mean 1.12, SD 0.97) scores, presenting easy reading levels (FRE-BP: mean 62.93, SD 10.15). The rankings of the websites presented by Google (ρ=−.22, P=.08), Baidu (ρ=−.19, P=.53), Yahoo! (ρ=.22, P=.39), and Bing (ρ=−.36, P=.23) were not correlated with DISCERN scores. Moreover, the quality of websites with health- and nonhealth-related authors was similar (P=.27 for DISCERN and P=.47 for JAMA); however, the pages with a greater variety of dental caries information showed significantly higher quality scores than those with limited contents (P=.009).ConclusionsOn the basis of this sample, dental caries-related contents available on Brazilian websites were considered simple, accessible, and of poor quality, independent of their authorship. These findings indicate the need for the development of specific policies focused on the stimulus for the production and publication of Web health information, encouraging dentists to guide their patients in searching for recommended oral health websites.

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Evaluating the Dental Caries-Related Information on Brazilian Websites: Qualitative Study

Aguirre¹,

Coelho²,

Ríos³

et al. 2017

J Med Internet Res

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“…A maioria das buscas na web começa por um mecanismo de pesquisa em vez de um site específico (19) . A HONcode é o mais antigo e mais utilizado código de conduta ética para informações relacionadas à saúde disponíveis na internet.…”

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Educational technology for patient with chronic renal disease: integrative review / Tecnologia educativa para paciente com doença renal crônica: revisão integrativa / Tecnología educativa voltada al paciente con enfermedad renal crónica: revisión integradora

Gonçalves¹

2018

Rev Enferm UFPI

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Objective: to analyze the national and international scientific production on educational technologies aimed to promote the health of chronic renal disease patients. Methodology: integrative literature review guided by question: What evidence is available at educational technologies literature regarding chronical renal patient health promotion? there was no imposition of time limit, and SciELO, MEDLINE, LILACS and CINAHL databases were used with the following descriptors: renal insufficiency, educational technology, health promotion. Results: six studies were included in this review and four categories were listed on educational technologies: computer or mobile device software, printed material, educational program via telephone and website. Conclusion: with different educational technologies, it was evident the concern of health professionals in promotin care longitudinality and health integrality to individuals with chronic renal disease, as well as to instigate them to become protagonists of their health care. Descriptors: Chronic Renal Insufficiency. Educational Technology. Health Promotion. RESUMO Objetivo: analisar a produção científica nacional e internacional sobre tecnologias educativas voltadas à promoção da saúde do paciente com doença renal crônica. Metodologia: trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura; utilizou-se a questão norteadora: Quais as evidências disponíveis na literatura científica sobre tecnologias educativas voltadas à promoção da saúde do paciente com doença renal crônica?; não houve imposição de limite de tempo, e utilizou-se as bases de dados SciELO, MEDLINE, LILACS e CINAHL, com cruzamento dos seguintes descritores: renal insufficiency, educational technology, health promotion. Resultados: incluíram-se seis estudos nesta revisão e elencou-se quatro categorias sobre as tecnologias educativas: software para computador ou dispositivo móvel, material impresso, programa educacional via telefone e website. Conclusão: diferentes tecnologias educativas construídas evidenciam a preocupação dos profissionais da saúde em promover a longitudinalidade do cuidado e integralidade da saúde aos indivíduos com doença renal crônica, como também lhes instiga a tornarem-se protagonistas no cuidado da sua saúde. Descritores: Insuficiência Renal Crônica. Tecnologia Educacional. Promoção da Saúde. RESUMÉN Objetivo: analizar la producción científica nacional e internacional sobre tecnologías educativas orientadas a la promoción de la salud del paciente con enfermedad renal crónica. Metodología: se trata de una revisión integrativa de la literatura; se utilizó la cuestión orientadora: ¿Cuáles son las evidencias disponibles en la literatura científica sobre tecnologías educativas dirigidas a la promoción de la salud del paciente con enfermedad renal crónica ?; no hubo imposición de límite de tiempo, y se utilizaron las bases de datos SciELO, MEDLINE, LILACS y CINAHL, con cruce de los siguientes descriptores: insuficiencia renal, education technology, health promotion. Resultados: se incluyero...

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“…Outras razões, como mudanças nos critérios de diagnóstico, maior acesso a serviços odontológi-cos e maior disponibilidade de informações à população sobre o tema. 18,21 As buscas relacionadas à cárie dentária diminuíram nos meses de janeiro, julho, agosto e dezembro, correspondentes aos períodos de férias de muitos países, nos quais os internautas buscam informações mais relacionadas a outros assuntos de interesse no período.…”

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Tendências de busca na internet sobre cárie dentária e defeitos de desenvolvimento de esmalte no período de 2004 a 2015

Andrade

Paz

Lopes

et al. 2017

Rev. Bras. Odontol.

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Objetivo: avaliar tendências de busca dos usuários da internet por informações sobre cárie dentária e defeitos de esmalte. Material e Métodos: trata-se de estudo retrospectivo que utilizou a ferramenta Google Trends Search Application como instrumento de busca. Foram utilizados os descritores “dental caries” e “enamel defects” para obtenção de informações no período de janeiro de 2004 e dezembro de 2015. Os resultados foram expressos pelo índice Search Volume Index. Foram utilizados os testes Kruskal-Wallis e pós-teste de Dunn, com nível de significância de 5%, para a análise dos dados. Resultados: para o termo “dental caries”, os maiores volumes de busca foram observados nos meses de março, abril e maio (62.33 ± 14.73, 63.58 ± 13.19, 63.00 ± 13.24, respectivamente) e os menores, nos meses de julho, agosto e dezembro (44.92 ± 8.82, 46.83 ± 9.94, 40.67 ± 5.55) (p < 0,001). Não foram observadas diferenças no volume de buscas entre meses do ano para o termo “enamel defects” (p = 0,694). Na análise por ano, foram observadas diferenças significativas para cárie dentária (p < 0,001), a partir de 2007 o volume de busca reduziu significativamente quando comparado aos anos anteriores. O mesmo não foi observado para defeitos de esmalte (p = 0,492). Conclusão: houve tendência de diminuição no número de buscas por informações sobre cárie dentária, ao passo que se mantêm constantes as buscas sobre defeitos de esmalte.

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Quality evaluation of websites with information on childhood dental caries in Portuguese language

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Evaluating the Dental Caries-Related Information on Brazilian Websites: Qualitative Study

Evaluating the Dental Caries-Related Information on Brazilian Websites: Qualitative Study

Educational technology for patient with chronic renal disease: integrative review / Tecnologia educativa para paciente com doença renal crônica: revisão integrativa / Tecnología educativa voltada al paciente con enfermedad renal crónica: revisión integradora

Tendências de busca na internet sobre cárie dentária e defeitos de desenvolvimento de esmalte no período de 2004 a 2015

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