Discectomy-Related Information on the Internet

Elhassan, Yahya; Sheridan, Gerard A.; Nassiri, Mujtaba; Osman, Mugtaba; Kiely, Pat; Noel, Jacques

doi:10.1097/brs.0000000000000689

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“…The finding of higher DISCERN scores among institutional sites is consistent with recently published data. 33 The high Cronbach's alpha score supports the use of the DISCERN criteria to guide the development and evaluation of future Internet content in this topic area.…”

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“…The median score of 51 is significantly higher than a mean of 37.9 found in a 2015 study of online information on vertebral discectomy, an orthopedic procedure. 33 Component scores were high for aims and relevance. Areas of significant deficits include use and dates of citations, describing impact of treatment on QOL, describing the risks of no treatment, and content which supports shared decision-making.…”

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2016

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2016

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“…In addition, due to capturing of these data on a single day, it gives only a snapshot of the information accessible at a specific time. The internet is a common source of information through which individuals can constantly remove media from or upload it on open source forums such as YouTube leading to flow of quality and quantity and continual ebb 29,30 .…”

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Youtube Contents Provides Inadequate Information About The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Hallux Valgus

Sahin¹

2021

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According to the data in September 2020, 63.2% of the world population uses the internet. Internet is one of the most important sources for fast and easy access to information. Youtube is the second most popular social media network platform. Our aim in this descriptive study was to evaluate the accuracy and quality of the information in hallux valgus videos shared on YouTube. Methods:The keywords "hallux valgus" and "bunyon" were searched on Youtube respectively. The videos were evaluated by two independent reviewers according to VPI, Discern, GQS, JAMA and HVS scoring systems.

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“…18 In internet-based studies of spinal diseases, the authors observed that the clinical information available on the Internet was of generally poor quality. 9,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] To our knowledge, no published studies have evaluated internet resources on the spinal disease kyphosis. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the content, quality, and readability of information available online about kyphosis.…”

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Kyphosis-Related Information On The Internet Is the Quality, Content and Readability Sufficient for the Patients?

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Sahin

2021

Global Spine Journal

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Study Design: A quality-control Internet-based study using recognized quality scoring systems. Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality, content and readability of online information on kyphosis. Methods: The 3 most frequently used search engines were identified and a search for “Kyphosis” was made in each. The 2 reviewers categorized their Web-sites by type, and the quality of each was assessed using well-known scoring systems, including the DISCERN score, JAMA benchmark, GQS, and the kyphosis specific content score. The Flesch-Kincaid grade level (FKGL) was used to assess the readability. The quality of the information was also evaluated according to the presence and absence of the HONcode. Results: Sixty unique Web sites were identified and analyzed. The distribution of the categories was 33 (55%) medical, 22 (36.7%) academic, 2 (3.3%) non-physician, 2 (3.3%) commercial and 1 (1.7%) physician. There wasn’t statistically significant difference between the sources in terms of DISCERN, JAMA, GQS and KSC scores ( P > 0.05). However, a review of the FKGL scores revealed that the academic-based websites’ FKGL score was significantly higher than the medical-based websites ( P: 0.007). Also there wasn’t statistically significant difference among the DISCERN, JAMA, GQS, KSC, FKRS and FKGL scores of the web-sites according to the HON code’s presence ( P > 0.05). Conclusion: Information about kyphosis on the Internet is of limited quality and low information value. The readability of the online information in our results showed a significantly higher reading level than the sixth grade level recommended by the AMA and NIH.

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Discectomy-Related Information on the Internet

Cited by 29 publications

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Evaluation of Patient-Oriented, Internet-Based Information on Gender-Affirming Hormone Treatments

Evaluation of Patient-Oriented, Internet-Based Information on Gender-Affirming Hormone Treatments

Youtube Contents Provides Inadequate Information About The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Hallux Valgus

Kyphosis-Related Information On The Internet Is the Quality, Content and Readability Sufficient for the Patients?

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