SynthesisObesity surgery2018
Quality Assessment of Information on Bariatric Surgery Websites.
Synthesis in Obesity surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Quality assessment of online patient information on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy using the modified Ensuring Quality Information for Patients tool.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2024Pooled it
- Inguinal hernia repair: a systematic analysis of online patient information using the Modified Ensuring Quality Information for Patients tool.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2022Pooled it
- Using the Ensuring Quality Information for Patients Tool to Assess Patient Information on Appendicitis Websites: Systematic Search and Evaluation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- COVID-19 prevention and treatment information on the internet: a systematic analysis and quality assessment.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
- A critical analysis of online social support websites for Australians seeking bariatric surgery.Australian journal of psychology · 2026Article
- Quality of Online Patient Information on Surgical Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Comprehensive Assessment Using the mEQIP Tool.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Bariatric surgery decision-making of adults with obesity: a grounded theory study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Online Search Trends Related to Bariatric Surgery and Their Relationship with Utilization in Australia.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- A Systematic Quality Assessment of Online Resources on Eyelid Ptosis Using the Modified Ensuring Quality Information for Patients (mEQIP) Tool.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Popularity of Surgical and Pharmacological Obesity Treatment Methods Searched by Google Users: the Retrospective Analysis of Google Trends Statistics in 2004-2022.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Quality of Web-Based Sickle Cell Disease Resources for Health Care Transition: Website Content Analysis.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
- Assessment of electronic patient education materials for adolescent bariatric surgery candidates: An environment scan.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Readability of patient education materials for bariatric surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Reliability of Medical Information Provided by ChatGPT: Assessment Against Clinical Guidelines and Patient Information Quality Instrument.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Discussion of Weight Loss Surgery in Instagram Posts: Successive Sampling Study.JMIR perioperative medicine · 2021Article
- The Quality of Infectious Disease Hospital Websites in Poland in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Readability of online patient-based information on bariatric surgery.Health promotion perspectives · 2019Article
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4 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the quality of patient information on bariatric surgery in the internet using the modified Ensuring Quality Information for Patients (EQIP) tool.
methodsSystematic review of information on bariatric surgery in the internet by entering common search terms into five search engines. The top 100 websites of every search term and search engine were assessed using the validated EQIP tool (maximum score, 36), which entails points for content, structure, and identification data of a given website. Websites at or above the 99th percentile were analyzed separately (n = 8).
resultsThe median EQIP score of all included websites (n = 463) was 17 (IQR 15-19). While information on the medical problem, the indication for surgery, or the treatment alternatives was present in 84% of all websites, only 10% of the included websites contained adequate information on postoperative complications. Although quantitative information on incidence (37.5%) and treatment of complications (12.5%) was significantly better in the top 99th percentile websites, the content of relevant information such as occurrence and treatment of complications was still very limited.
conclusionThe overall quality of patient information on bariatric surgery in the internet is relatively poor. Especially incidence of complications and their treatment are rarely reported even on websites with a 99th percentile EQIP score.
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