Abstract
Internet-derived health care information is increasingly accessed by patients, yet its quality and accuracy is variable and unregulated. The aim of this study was to assess the information available regarding common gastrointestinal cancers via three internet search engines (Google, Yahoo and Bing). The top 30 websites for each of the terms: oesophageal, gastric, pancreatic, colon and rectal cancer were evaluated (University of Michigan Consumer Health Website Checklist) and scored [-80 (poor) to 90 (excellent)]. The median score was 53 (-7 to 81) and was significantly higher for oesophageal (61) and pancreatic (65) cancer websites, compared with gastric (49), colon (48) and rectal cancer (50) (p = 0.014). Median scores related to charitable organisations were significantly better than academic, commercial, news agency, care provider, layperson and medical information websites collectively (79 vs. 42, p < 0.0001). Overall quality of internet-derived gastrointestinal cancer information remains poor and patients and clinicians should be aware.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 676-9 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Cancer Education |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2012 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Research Groups and Themes
- Academic Respiratory Unit
Keywords
- Databases, Factual
- Humans
- Information Dissemination
- Information Services
- Internet
- Medical Informatics
- Neoplasms
- Patient Education as Topic
- Quality of Health Care
- Journal Article
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