ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2012
Relative quality of internet-derived gastrointestinal cancer information.
Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- An exploration of how young people and parents use online support in the context of living with cystic fibrosis.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2016Article
- Development and Evaluation of an Educational E-Tool to Help Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Manage Their Personal Care Pathway.JMIR research protocols · 2015Article
- Quality of Smartphone Apps Related to Panic Disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2015Article
- An evaluation of healthcare information on the Internet: the case of colorectal cancer prevention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2014Article
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Abstract
Internet-derived health care information is increasingly accessed by patients, yet its quality and accuracy is variable and unregulated. The aim of this study was to assess the information available regarding common gastrointestinal cancers via three internet search engines (Google, Yahoo and Bing). The top 30 websites for each of the terms: oesophageal, gastric, pancreatic, colon and rectal cancer were evaluated (University of Michigan Consumer Health Website Checklist) and scored [-80 (poor) to 90 (excellent)]. The median score was 53 (-7 to 81) and was significantly higher for oesophageal (61) and pancreatic (65) cancer websites, compared with gastric (49), colon (48) and rectal cancer (50) (p = 0.014). Median scores related to charitable organisations were significantly better than academic, commercial, news agency, care provider, layperson and medical information websites collectively (79 vs. 42, p < 0.0001). Overall quality of internet-derived gastrointestinal cancer information remains poor and patients and clinicians should be aware.
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