ArticleCanadian geriatrics journal : CGJ2013
Content and quality of information provided on canadian dementia websites.
Article in Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Did online publishers "get it right"? Using a naturalistic search strategy to review cognitive health promotion content on internet webpages.BMC geriatrics · 2017Trial
- Quality of patient-oriented online information on treatment of dementia: A comparative assessment of web pages in English and Hindi language.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Developing an Instrument to Evaluate the Quality of Dementia Websites.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Symptoms Targeted for Monitoring in a Web-Based Tracking Tool by Caregivers of People With Dementia and Agitation: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Care of community-dwelling older adults with dementia and their caregivers.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2018Review
- Exploration of verbal repetition in people with dementia using an online symptom-tracking tool.International psychogeriatrics · 2017Article
- Infant Feeding Websites and Apps: A Systematic Assessment of Quality and Content.Interactive journal of medical research · 2015Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeInformation about dementia is important for persons with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers and the Internet has become the key source of health information. We reviewed the content and quality of information provided on Canadian websites for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
methodsWe used the terms "dementia" and "Alzheimer" in Google to identify Canadian dementia websites. The contents of websites were compared to 16 guideline recommendations provided in Canadian Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia. The quality of information provided on websites was evaluated using the DISCERN instrument. The content and quality of information provided on selected websites were then described.
resultsSeven websites were identified, three of which provided relatively comprehensive and high-quality information on dementia. Websites frequently provided information about diagnosis of dementia, its natural course, and types of dementia, while other topics were less commonly addressed. The quality of information provided on the websites varied, and many websites had several areas where the quality of information provided was relatively low according to the DISCERN instrument.
conclusionsThere is variation in the content and quality of dementia websites, although some websites provide high-quality and relatively comprehensive information which would serve as a useful resource for PWD, caregivers, and healthcare providers. Improvements in the content and quality of information provided on AD websites would provide PWD and their caregivers with access to better information.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.