ReviewStudies in health technology and informatics2013
Completeness, accuracy, and presentation of information on interactions between prescription drugs and alternative medicines: an internet review.
Review in Studies in health technology and informatics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Introducing a standardized assessment of patients' interest in and usage of CAM in routine cancer care: chances and risks from patients' and physicians' point of view.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Women's health, hormonal balance, and personal autonomy.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
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- eHealth technologies assisting in identifying potential adverse interactions with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) or standalone CAM adverse events or side effects: a scoping review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2020Article
- Constructing a bilingual website with validated database for Herb and Western medicine interactions using Ginseng, Ginkgo and Dong Quai as examples.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2019Article
- Socio-demographic differences in risk information seeking sources for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).International journal of medical informatics · 2016Article
Corrections and comments
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3 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundAs the use of the Internet continues to increase across all age groups and education levels, with usage in the US around 78%, consumers are increasingly turning to the Internet for health related information.
objectiveTo assess the completeness, accuracy, and consumer friendliness of information on the Internet pertaining to drug-Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) interactions with cardiac drugs.
methodsA review of online information was performed across three search engines and ten drug-CAM pairs.
resultsOverall, the quality of the drug-CAM interaction information available online to consumers is fairly poor. Only one site contained an interaction checker that provided interaction information for all ten pairs, but with an accuracy rate of 50%. Reading levels ranged from 10.5-23.5, with a mean of 16.7. A value greater than 22 indicates a graduate level reading skill.
conclusionWeb site developers should be cautious in presenting drug-CAM interaction information unless it is comprehensive and regularly maintained. Consumers should also know how to evaluate sites before trusting the content where the consequences are potentially severe.
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