Newspaper Reporting of Screening Mammography

Wells, J Elisabeth; Marshall, Phillip; Crawley, Barbara; Dickersin, Kay

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-12-200112180-00006

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“…41 A recent content analysis of the reporting of conflicts of interest in stories about research and medicine over a one-year period found that only 38% of stories identified the funding agency, only 11% reported the financial ties of the researchers involved in the study, and only 10% reported the financial ties of sources quoted in the story. 42 The authors noted that while financial conflicts of interest were seldom reported in the newspaper stories, much of this information was available to the news media through the specific published scientific article.…”

Section: News Media Coverage Of Medical Research and Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The NIH recommendation that no mammographic screening is necessary within this age group was followed within two months by the NCI recommendation that such screening is advisable. 41 Wells and associates noted that the news media tended to over-represent the support for mammography. 41 Among 41 In a separate study of the same news story, Schwartz and Woloshin 48 found that over the two weeks following the NIH recommendation to not screen women in this age group, 59% of the news stories about the NIH recommendation stated that women should probably or definitely be screened, even though 67% of all stories indicated that the usefulness of such screening is not certain.…”

Section: News Media Coverage Of Medical Research and Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…41 Wells and associates noted that the news media tended to over-represent the support for mammography. 41 Among 41 In a separate study of the same news story, Schwartz and Woloshin 48 found that over the two weeks following the NIH recommendation to not screen women in this age group, 59% of the news stories about the NIH recommendation stated that women should probably or definitely be screened, even though 67% of all stories indicated that the usefulness of such screening is not certain. Over the two weeks following publication of the NCI recommendation to screen, the level of uncertainty dropped, and 96% of the news media reports suggested women should be screened.…”

Section: News Media Coverage Of Medical Research and Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…34,40,41,53,68 (2) Report primary rather than secondary outcomes from clinical trials. (15) If available, provide information of the cost of new treatments relative to existing ones, in the context of effectiveness.…”

Section: Recommendations For the News Media Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Is the Medium Distorting the Message? How the News Media Communicates Advances in Medical Research to the Public

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Kapadia

2009

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Among the medically lay public, the news media is one of the primary sources for information on current trends and research findings in health prevention, promotion and treatment. Research suggests that more than 75% of people act on such information, with a large number of individuals acting solely based on news media reports, with little or no expert consultation. This highlights the influential role of the lay press in issues of population health. However, it has often been noted that information regarding methodology, study limitations, financial support, conflicts of interest, and absolute results are often excluded in news media reports on medical issues. A non-systematic review of studies employing content analysis to assess the quality of medical reporting was conducted. The review highlights a variety of common deficiencies in healthcare reporting. The authors make specific recommendations to both scientists and members of the news media to improve healthcare reporting in areas where evidence of deficiencies exist.

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Section: News Media Coverage Of Medical Research and Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: News Media Coverage Of Medical Research and Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: News Media Coverage Of Medical Research and Treatmentmentioning

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“…Varios estudios recientes que evaluaron las características de la información de salud en países desarrollados, describieron una baja calidad de la misma (4)(5)(6)(7). A tal fin se usaron diferentes métodos de medición para determinados temas específicos relacionados con salud; sólo un estudio utilizó un instrumento genérico correctamente desarrollado y validado que permitió medir la calidad de varios tópicos (8).…”

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Información de salud en la prensa diaria argentina: adaptación al español y validación del cuestionario index of Scientific Quality para medir su calidad.

Biondo¹,

Khoury²

2005

biomedica

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Introducción. La prensa diaria constituye una fuente de acceso a la información de salud y puede influenciar sobre la utilización de servicios sanitarios. La calidad de las noticias publicadas en periódicos de países desarrollados es subóptima. Objetivo. Adaptar al castellano y evaluar la confiabilidad del cuestionario Index of Scientific Quality; medir la calidad de la información de salud publicada en la prensa diaria argentina durante los años 2000 a 2002; determinar el nivel de lectura requerido (en grados de escolarización) para comprender los textos; analizar los factores asociados a la calidad. Materiales y métodos. La adaptación consistió en la traducción del Index of Scientific Quality, retrotraducción y prueba piloto. Para la confiabilidad, se seleccionaron artículos con más de 300 palabras referidos a tratamiento, prevención, diagnóstico, efectos del estilo de vida y exposiciones peligrosas sobre la salud. Dos médicos calificaron independientemente 129 artículos. Se cuantificó la concordancia interobservador e intraobservador para cada ítem mediante el coeficiente de correlación intraclase (IC95%). La calidad se evaluó en 210 artículos seleccionados al azar. Se asignaron valores entre 0-100 puntos. El nivel de lectura se evaluó mediante el método gráfico de FRY. Se exploró la relación entre calidad y otras variables mediante un modelo de regresión lineal múltiple. Resultados. La concordancia interobservador osciló entre 0,48 (0,34-0,61) y 0,67 (0,56-0,75); la concordancia intraobservador entre 0,51 (0,37-0,63) y 0,95 (0,93-0,96); la consistencia interna (alfa de Cronbach), 0,88; la calidad [mediana (rango intercuartílica)]=25 puntos (16,7 y 33,3), y el nivel de lectura [promedio (IC95%)]=10,4 grados (10,2 y 10,6). Conclusiones. La calidad de la información fue deficitaria. No se encontraron factores que expliquen la baja calidad. El nivel de lectura resultó una barrera de acceso a la información.Palabras claves: información de salud, prensa diaria, confiabilidad, cuestionario, calidad científica. Validation of a questionnaire to assess the quality of health information in Argentinian newspapersIntroduction. The daily press is an important source of health information and may influence health care utilization. However, medical reports published in newspapers from developed countries have shown a poor quality. Objectives. The reliability of the questionnaire Index of Scientific Quality was evaluated by using it to measure the scientific quality of health information published by Argentinian newspapers between 2000 and 2002. It assessed the readability of the texts in grade levels and explored the relationship between quality and other factors. Materials and methods. The Spanish adaptation of the instrument consisted in translation, back-traslation and pilot study. The reliability was assessed by applying the instrument to newspaper articles with more than 300 words that discussed therapy, diagnosis, prevention, lifestyle effects, and hazardous exposure. Two physicians independently graded 129 articles. ...

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A Content Analysis of News Coverage of Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection,1979 to 2003

Stryker¹,

Solky²,

Emmons³

2005

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Newspaper Reporting of Screening Mammography

Cited by 45 publications

References 33 publications

Is the Medium Distorting the Message? How the News Media Communicates Advances in Medical Research to the Public

Is the Medium Distorting the Message? How the News Media Communicates Advances in Medical Research to the Public

Información de salud en la prensa diaria argentina: adaptación al español y validación del cuestionario index of Scientific Quality para medir su calidad.

A Content Analysis of News Coverage of Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection,1979 to 2003

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