The Evaluation of the Suitability, Quality, and Readability of Publicly Available Online Resources for the Self-Management of Fear of Cancer Recurrence.

Verena Shuwen Wu, Tiyasha Sabud, Allan 'Ben' Smith, Sylvie D Lambert, Joseph Descallar, Sophie Lebel, Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Verena Shuwen WuFaculty of Medicine and Health, South West Sydney Clinical Campuses, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3446-720X

Tiyasha SabudFaculty of Medicine and Health, South West Sydney Clinical Campuses, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia.

Allan 'Ben' SmithFaculty of Medicine and Health, South West Sydney Clinical Campuses, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia.

Sylvie D LambertIngram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2M7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9202-9251

Joseph DescallarFaculty of Medicine and Health, South West Sydney Clinical Campuses, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia.

Sophie LebelSchool of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.

Adeola Bamgboje-AyodeleFaculty of Medicine and Health, South West Sydney Clinical Campuses, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5629-1236

Funding

Cancer Institute of New South Wales #2021/DCF1138

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Abstract

Cancer survivors often rely on the internet for health information, which has varying levels of readability, suitability, and quality. There is a need for high-quality online self-management resources for cancer survivors with fear of cancer recurrence (FCR). This study evaluated the readability, suitability, and quality of publicly available online FCR self-management resources. A Google search using FCR-related keywords identified freely available FCR self-management resources for cancer survivors in English. Resource readability (reading grade level), suitability, and quality were evaluated using relevant assessment tools. Descriptive statistics and cluster analysis identified resources with higher suitability and quality scores. Mean resource (

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Cancer SurvivorsNeoplasmsSelf-ManagementComprehensionFearHumanscancerfear of cancer recurrencehealth literacyhealth resourcesinternetoncologyqualityreadabilityself-managementsuitability

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PMID38248090

DOI10.3390/curroncol31010005

PMCPMC10814354

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