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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2019

Patient-Focused Online Resources for Melanoma: Highly Variable Content and Quality.

Eman A Alshaikh, Abdulaziz F Almedimigh, Abdulmajeed M Alruwaili, Abdullah H Almajnoni, Ali Alhajiahmed, Thamer S Almalki, Sukayna Z Alfaraj, Jesse M Pines

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Eman A AlshaikhSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Abdulaziz F AlmedimighSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Abdulmajeed M AlruwailiSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Abdullah H AlmajnoniSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Ali AlhajiahmedSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Thamer S AlmalkiSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Sukayna Z AlfarajDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Jesse M PinesSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. pinesj@gwu.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When patients are diagnosed or concerned with the diagnosis of melanoma, they commonly use the Internet for information. We assessed the content of patient-focused websites about melanoma. We searched for "melanoma" in four search engines then assessed the first 30 websites in each search. Among included sites, we describe potentially useful content about melanoma: website quality, readability, popularity, and social media sharing. In 31 included websites, > 80% mentioned the definition and risk factors for melanoma, when to seek medical help, how to diagnose, and treatment options, and > 70% described preventive measures. However, website quality was variable: 61% of websites had disclosures, 54% were dated, 41% had a clear author, and 41% had references. Average readability ranged from 8th to 12th grade, which is above recommended reading levels for patient websites. Despite this variation and high reading levels, we identified many high-quality melanoma websites for patients.

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Access to InformationComprehensionConsumer Health InformationHumansInformation ServicesInternetMelanomaPatient Education as TopicConsumer educationEducationHealth educationInternetMelanomaQualityReadability

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