Exploring online oral health misinformation: a content analysis

Lotto, Matheus; Jorge, Olivia Santana; Machado, Maria Aparecida de Andrade Moreira; Cruvinel, Thiago

doi:10.1590/1807-3107bor-2023.vol37.0049

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“…The literature mentions that dental professionals were mostly responsible for creating and spreading false information, typically connected to alternative therapies and driven primarily by financial interests [ 20 ]. US medical schools realized 10 years ago that there were no policies regarding the use of SM, but since then, they have created SM guidelines.…”

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Exploring How People Interact With Dental Misinformation on Social Media: A Cross-Sectional Study

Alhomsi,

Aldoss,

Aljoujou

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Background: Social media has been widely utilized to spread health-related information, which has led to the possibility of spreading medical misinformation. The extent of the issue is unknown, even though policymakers, researchers, and medical professionals agree that health misinformation must be controlled and combated. Objective: A cross-sectional study was conducted by the faculty of dentistry at Damascus University. Methods: This quantitative cross-sectional study used a voluntary questionnaire distributed online in social media groups. Participants were of different ages, genders, and educational levels. Results: Of the 301 questionnaires collected, 291 were analyzed. The study sample comprised secondary education certificates, university students, and postgraduate students. 96.6% of the study sample used two or more SM applications. 71.5% of the study sample uses Facebook more than other applications for dental information research, followed by Instagram (14.8%), Telegram (8.2%), and finally WhatsApp (5.5%). There was a significant difference between the age of the respondents and the SM application they used most (p = 0.027). 46.4% of the study sample were neutral in their answer about what they believed in the trust of information on SM sites, followed by 42.3% who did not agree with the trust of information on SM sites and 11.3 who agreed. 89.7% of the study sample visit the dentist when facing a medical problem, while 10.3% follow advice on SM sites. There was a significant difference between the age of respondents and the source they relied on when facing a medical problem (p = 0.019). 50.2% of the study sample sometimes feels that the advice on SM sites is marketing for a company or product or advertising for doctors and not others. Conclusion: In particular, understanding the methods and prevalence of health misinformation, as well as the current gaps in knowledge in this area, will help us to guide future research and, more specifically, to develop evidence-based digital policy action plans targeted at addressing this public health issue through various social media platforms.

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Exploring How People Interact With Dental Misinformation on Social Media: A Cross-Sectional Study

Alhomsi,

Aldoss,

Aljoujou

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Fluoride concentration and pH in bottled waters commercialized in Chile: Implications for oral health

Fernández,

Gatica,

Valdebenito

et al. 2024

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI-BrA) for use in Brazilian adolescents (Preprint)

Barbosa,

Baldiotti,

Resende

et al. 2023

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BACKGROUND With the increasing digitalization of health care and the high familiarity of adolescents with communication technologies, an effective instrument is necessary to assess levels of health literacy in this age group. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Digital Health Literacy Instrument for Brazilian Adolescents (DHLI-BrA). METHODS Two hundred and sixty Brazilian adolescents answered the adapted version of the DHLI-BrA, the Brazilian version of the instruments: World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref (WHOQOL-Bref), eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS-BrA), Newest Vital Sign (NVS-BR), and Rapid Estimate Adult Literacy in Medicine and Dentistry (REALMD-20). Then, they answered a questionnaire on sociodemographics, health, Internet access, and digital health aspects. The statistical analysis evaluated internal consistency, stability, discriminant and convergent validities, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (AFC). RESULTS The DHLI-BrA self-reported questions demonstrated almost perfect internal consistency (α and ω =0.83) and good stability (ICC=0.906; 95% CI: 0.75 - 0.95). In EFA and AFC, the best-adjusted model was composed of six factors (χ²= 229.173 (DF=174, p=0.0032), CFI= 0.944, TLI= 0.933, RMSEA=0.035, and RMSR=0.047). The performance-based DHLI-BrA demonstrated moderate internal consistency (α= 0.57e ω = 0.58) and good stability (ICC=0.86, 95% CI:0.76-0.92). In EFA and AFC, the best-adjusted model was composed of a single factor (χ²= 17.901 (DF=14, p=0.2113), CFI= 0.952, TLI= 0.927, RMSEA=0.033, and RMSR=0.038). Convergent validity of the self-reported DHLI-BrA was obtained by its correlation with the eHEALS-BrA (r=0.45) and REALMD-20 (r=0.19), besides the performance-based DHLI-BrA with its correlation with the NVS (r=0.47) and REALMD-20 (r=0.44). Furthermore, convergent validity was determined by correlating self-reported items with three domains of the WHOQOL-Bref, and by associating performance-based items with searching and reading health information on the Internet (p<0.005). Older adolescents with higher family income had better self-reported and performance-based DHL (p<0.001) (Discriminant validity). CONCLUSIONS The DHLI-BrA demonstrated adequate psychometric properties to measure the self-reported, performance-based digital health literacy of adolescents in Brazil. CLINICALTRIAL Not applicable.

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Exploring online oral health misinformation: a content analysis

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References 28 publications

Exploring How People Interact With Dental Misinformation on Social Media: A Cross-Sectional Study

Exploring How People Interact With Dental Misinformation on Social Media: A Cross-Sectional Study

Fluoride concentration and pH in bottled waters commercialized in Chile: Implications for oral health

Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI-BrA) for use in Brazilian adolescents (Preprint)

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