ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2021
Quality and Content of Online Patient Resources for Celiac Disease.
Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Quality and accuracy of online nutrition-related information: a systematic review of content analysis studies.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Performance of large language models in answering frequently-asked questions on celiac disease.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2026Article
- Online and Mobile Application Diet Information for Food Chemical Intolerances: An Evaluation of the Content, Quality and Health Literacy Demand.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Article
- Combating Misinformation in Celiac Disease : Invited Commentary on "Unauthentic information about celiac disease on social networking pages: is it a matter of concern in celiac disease management?"Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Article
- Identifying and validating the educational needs to develop a Celiac Self-Care System.BMC primary care · 2023Review
- The gluten-free diet challenge in adults with coeliac disease: the Hellenic survey.PEC innovation · 2022Article
- Assessment of the quality of online information on dietary recommendations for inflammatory bowel disease.Digital healthArticle
- Twitter Trends for Celiac Disease and the Gluten-Free Diet: Cross-sectional Descriptive Analysis.JMIR infodemiologyArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsPatient-directed information on celiac disease has been reported to be of variable quality. We assessed the quantity and quality of information on blogs and Web sites intended to inform the layperson of celiac disease information.
methodsWe performed a cross-sectional study analyzing celiac disease blogs and Web sites intended for the layperson. We searched from 20 cities, resulting in 55 Web sites. These sites were analyzed for 38 criteria that considered relevant clinical information for people with celiac disease. Claims were classified as true, false, or not proven. The readability level of each Web site was determined.
resultsThe 55 Web sites were categorized as national organizations, personal blogs, recipe-based blogs, or commercial/marketing Web sites. Only 40% of Web sites contained more than 50% of criteria. Of 212 claims assessed, 97% were found to be accurate. National organizations included the most criteria, followed by recipe-based blogs, then personal blogs, and lastly commercial/marketing Web sites. Additionally, national organizations had the highest proportion of accurate claims, followed by personal blogs, then commercial/marketing Web sites, and recipe-based blogs with the most inaccurate information. The average readability level of overall was 9.7, above the recommended readability level for patient education materials.
conclusionsA significant number of online claims regarding celiac disease were true, but the majority of patient-facing Web sites are missing large amounts of relevant information. This warrants efforts to improve the quality of medical information published online.
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