Surfing Behind a Boat: Quality and Reliability of Online Resources on Scaphoid Fractures

Nassiri, Mujtaba; Mohamed, Osama; Berzins, A.; Aljabi, Yasser; Mahmood, Talat; Chenouri, Shojaeddin; O’Grady, Paul

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“…Furthermore, the information presented on the websites was categorized as etiology, prevention, and/or treatment of dental caries. The presence or absence of these contents was graphically represented by the software Genesis (version 1.7.7, Graz, Austria), characterizing the identity of each website [ 45 , 46 ].…”

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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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“…The application of the DISCERN showed a general low trustworthiness for the websites on acute myocardial infarction and stroke showed (54.2%) [58], and caesarean section reports (DISCERN=43.6) [59]. Regarding the JAMA scores, our results are consistent with previous works [44,49,63]; however, there is not dental cariesrelated evidence considering this method.…”

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“…(1), prevention (2), and/or treatment (3) of dental caries, which determined the websites' identities [49]. The ID of each website was graphically represented by the software Genesis (version 1.7.7, Graz, Austria) [50] The Assessment of Quality of Websites Two independent examiners (PEAA and MMC) evaluated the quality of websites using two different instruments, the DISCERN questionnaire [33,51] and the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria [52].…”

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Infodemiology of dental caries

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A Deus, que rege, guia e guarda todos os meus caminhos. Coloco sempre tudo nas tuas mãos, Senhor. Obrigada por todas as bênçãos diárias. Hoje não estaria aqui se não fosse por tua vontade. Minha família, meus pais, meu irmão Fernando e minha irmã Gabriela pela compreensão e incentivo. A saudade dói todos os dias, mas me fortalece saber que todo o aprendizado será para beneficio de todos nós. Amo vocês. Ao meu prezado orientador Prof. Dr. Thiago Cruvinel da Silva, acredito que minhas palavras nunca conseguirão expressar a profunda gratidão e admiração que sinto por você. Você não foi unicamente um orientador para nós duas, você foi nosso melhor amigo, conselheiro, incentivando e acreditando sempre em nós. Professor, você é um exemplo de humildade, força e dedicação. Agradeço a Deus todos os dias por ter me colocado no seu caminho, pela sua generosidade e presença constante, por oferecer uma oportunidade de trabalhar e deixar-me aprender com você. Deus abençoe você sempre. A Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru-FOB/USP, na pessoa da diretora Prof.ª Dr.ª Maria Aparecida Moreira Machado e à comissão de pós-graduação desta instituição.

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“…independently conducted simultaneous, comprehensive searches of the top 3 Internet search engines—Google, Yahoo, and Bing—using Google Chrome (the most commonly used browser) to collect Internet-based educational resources about HF medications. 7 , 9 , 11 , 15 , 16 Search queries included the following: (i) “Heart failure medication patient information”; (ii) “Heart failure medications patient information”; (iii) “Heart failure medication patient handout”; (iv) “Heart failure medications patient handout”; (v) “Heart failure drugs patient information”; and (vi) “Heart failure drugs patient handout”. The search queries used were developed through discussion and collaboration between the researchers, with the goal of replicating search terms that patients looking for this information might use (ie, more general, broad terms, in lay language).…”

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“…Emerging evidence documents the suboptimal quality and readability of patient educational resources. 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 For instance, a 2014 review assessed the quality of available patient educational resources on left ventricular assist devices, for patients with advanced HF, using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score, the Fry algorithm, and a modified version of the International Patient Decision Aid Standards. 8 This study found that most educational resources available online that address left ventricular assist devices are of suboptimal quality.…”

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Evaluation of Online Written Medication Educational Resources for People Living With Heart Failure

Ladhar¹,

Koshman²,

Yang³

et al. 2022

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Surfing Behind a Boat: Quality and Reliability of Online Resources on Scaphoid Fractures

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

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

Infodemiology of dental caries

Evaluation of Online Written Medication Educational Resources for People Living With Heart Failure

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