Article ; Online: An Assessment of Available Information on the World Wide Web for Patients with Lower Limb Arterial Disease.
2021 Volume 61, Issue 4, Page(s) 620–627
Abstract: Objective: The quality of patient information relating to intermittent claudication (IC) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) on the World Wide Web was assessed.: Methods: The quality of websites and YouTube videos was assessed using the search ... ...
| Abstract | Objective: The quality of patient information relating to intermittent claudication (IC) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) on the World Wide Web was assessed. Methods: The quality of websites and YouTube videos was assessed using the search terms "intermittent claudication" and "peripheral arterial disease". The first 50 hits screened for each search term from the three largest search engines by market share, and the first 20 videos from YouTube were screened. Website quality was scored using the University of Michigan Consumer Health Website tool (maximum score 80). Readability was calculated using the Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) score (maximum score 100). Videos were classified by content and upload source. Video reliability was assessed using the JAMA benchmark criteria. Video educational content was assessed using the Global Quality Score (GQS). Subjective content assessment was undertaken. Results: Seventy-six websites were analysed. The majority of websites for both IC (51.7%) and PAD (72.3%) were rated as weak. The median Michigan score for IC (27; interquartile range [IQR] 15, 32.5) was lower that the score for PAD (31; IQR 25.5, 38.8; p = .030). The majority of websites for both IC (69%) and PAD (68.1%) were rated as requiring an above average reading level. The overall median FRE score was 55.9 (IQR 46.6, 60.6) for IC and 55.3 (IQR 44.6, 59.3) for PAD. Twenty-two videos were analysed. Of the 14 videos evaluated as part of the PAD search, the median JAMA score was 2 (2 - 3), the median GQS score was 3 (3 - 3) and the evaluation of content score was 8.5 (7.25 - 11.5). The equivalent scores for the IC search were 2 (2 - 2), 3 (3 - 4), and 5.5 (5 - 8). Conclusion: The educational quality and reliability of information both in written and video form on the internet is low. Attention needs to focus on improving the quality of all forms of information delivery to allow proper advocacy for patients. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Access to Information ; Consumer Health Information/standards ; Humans ; Information Dissemination ; Internet ; Lower Extremity/blood supply ; Medical Writing ; Patient Education as Topic/standards ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/diagnosis ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/physiopathology ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/therapy ; Quality Control ; Video Recording |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-02-13 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 1225869-6 |
| ISSN | 1532-2165 ; 1078-5884 |
| ISSN (online) | 1532-2165 |
| ISSN | 1078-5884 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.01.002 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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