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ReviewJournal of clinical nursing2019

Online information on dysmenorrhoea: An evaluation of readability, credibility, quality and usability.

Jordan Lovett, Candice Gordon, Shelby Patton, Chen X Chen

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Review in Journal of clinical nursing, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jordan LovettIndiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Candice GordonIndiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Shelby PattonIndiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Chen X ChenIndiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6902-1227

Funding

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Project Management: Improving Submissions and Study Conduct in the Human Subjects Research Prior Approval ProcessUL1TR002529 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI MOE, SHARON M, WIEHE, SARAH ELIZABETH · 2018 to 2022
$27.2M
Translating Measures of Visual Experience to Children with Autism and Down SyndromeKL2TR002530 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI ROBB, SHERI L · 2018 to 2022
$4.8M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002530NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002529
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectivesTo evaluate online information on dysmenorrhoea, including readability, credibility, quality and usability.

backgroundMenstrual pain impacts 45%-95% of women of reproductive age globally and is the leading cause of school and work absences among women. Women often seek online information on dysmenorrhoea; however, little is known about the information quality.

designThis was a descriptive study to evaluate online information on dysmenorrhoea.

methodsWe imitated search strategies of the general public. Specifically, we employed the three most popular search engines worldwide-Google, Yahoo and Bing-and used lay search terms, "period pain" and "menstrual cramps." We screened 60 web pages. Following removal of duplicates and irrelevant web pages, 25 met the eligibility criteria. Two team members independently evaluated the included web pages using standardised tools. Readability was evaluated with the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade formulas; credibility, quality and usability were evaluated with established tools. We followed the STROBE checklist for reporting this study.

resultsFor readability, the mean Flesch-Kincaid level was 10th grade. For credibility, 8% of web pages referenced scientific literature and 28% stated the author's name and qualifications. For quality, no web page employed user-driven content production; 8% of web pages referenced evidence-based guidelines, 32% of web pages had accurate content, and 4% of web pages recommended shared decision-making. Most web pages were interactive and included nontextual information. Some nontextual information was inaccurate.

conclusionOnline information on dysmenorrhoea has generally low readability, mixed credibility and variable quality. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Strategies to improve health information on dysmenorrhoea include avoiding complex terms, incorporating visual aids, presenting evidence-based information and developing a decision aid to support shared decision-making. Healthcare providers should be aware of the problematic health information that individuals are exposed to and provide education about how to navigate online health information.

Indexed as

DysmenorrheaConsumer Health InformationFemaleHumansInternetconsumer health informationdecision-makingdysmenorrhoeainformation qualityinternet informationpainreadabilityWomen’s Health

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PMID31162870
PMCPMC6739134

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