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dc.contributor.authorSobota, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorOzakinci, Gozde
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-01T00:12:12Z
dc.date.available2016-03-01T00:12:12Z
dc.date.issued2015-03
dc.identifier.citationSobota , A & Ozakinci , G 2015 , ' The quality and readability of online consumer information about gynaecological cancer ' , International Journal of Gynecological Cancer , vol. 25 , no. 3 , pp. 537-541 . https://doi.org/10.1097/IGC.0000000000000362en
dc.identifier.issn1048-891X
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 156117562
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: f00d423f-2022-498a-ba27-c95ab672e226
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84924348677
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-5869-3274/work/27163474
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000350123800028
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/8334
dc.descriptionAleksandra Sobota’s PhD is funded by the Danuta Richardson Medical Scholarship.en
dc.description.abstractObjective: The Internet has become an important source of health-related information for consumers, among whom younger women constitute a notable group. The aims of this study were: (1) to evaluate the quality and readability of online information about gynaecological cancer using validated instruments; and (2) to relate the quality of information to its readability. Methods: Using the Alexa Rank we obtained a list of 35 webpages providing information about 7 gynaecological malignancies. These were assessed using the HON seal of approval, the JAMA benchmarks, and the DISCERN instrument. Flesch readability score was calculated for sections related to symptoms and signs, and treatment. Results: Less than 30% of the webpages displayed the HON seal or achieved all JAMA benchmarks. The majority of the treatment sections were of moderate to high quality according to the DISCERN. There was no significant relationship between the presence of the HON seal and readability. Webpages achieving all JAMA benchmarks were significantly more difficult to read and understand than webpages that missed any of the JAMA benchmarks. Treatment-related content of moderate to high quality as assessed by the DISCERN had a significantly better readability score than the low quality content. Conclusions: The online information about gynaecological cancer provided by the most frequently visited webpages is of variable quality and in general difficult to read and understand. The relationship between the quality and readability remains unclear. Healthcare providers should direct their patients to reliable material online since patients consider the Internet as an important source of information.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Gynecological Canceren
dc.rights© 2015 by IGCS and ESGO. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in The quality and readability of online consumer information about gynaecological cancer, Sobota, A. & Ozakinci, G. March 2015 In : International Journal of Gynecological Cancer 25, 3, 537-541en
dc.subjectR Medicineen
dc.subjectRC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)en
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen
dc.subject.lccRen
dc.subject.lccRC0254en
dc.titleThe quality and readability of online consumer information about gynaecological canceren
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Medicineen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Instituteen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Health Psychologyen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1097/IGC.0000000000000362
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2016-03-01


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