Evaluation of the quality and readability of online information about breast cancer in China

被引：27

作者：

Li, Yan ^{[1
]}

Zhou, Xingtong ^{[1
]}

Zhou, Yidong ^{[1
]}

Mao, Feng ^{[1
]}

Shen, Songjie ^{[1
]}

Lin, Yan ^{[1
]}

Zhang, Xiaohui ^{[1
]}

Chang, Tao-Hsing ^{[2
]}

Sun, Qiang ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Chinese Acad Med Sci, Peking Union Med Coll Hosp, Peking Union Med Coll, Dept Breast Surg, Beijing, Peoples R China

[2] Natl Kaohsiung Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Comp Sci & Informat Engn, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

来源：

PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING | 2021年 / 104卷 / 04期

关键词：

Breast cancer; Quality evaluation; Readability; Search engine ranking; Chinese websites; HEALTH INFORMATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; INTERNET USE; HONG-KONG; NEEDS; SURVIVORS; WEBSITES; PREFERENCES; SUITABILITY; RESOURCES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.pec.2020.09.012

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Objective: This study aimed at evaluating the quality and readability of online information about breast cancer written in Chinese. Methods: An Internet search was conducted for "breast cancer" in Chinese using the Baidu search engine. Website quality was evaluated using the DISCERN instrument, and readability was evaluated using the Chinese Readability Index Explorer (CRIE). Higher DISCERN score indicated higher quality of websites, while higher CRIE score indicated lower readability of the content of the websites. We also investigated the effects of website producer category, and the associations of search engine ranking with DISCERN and CRIE scores. Results: A total of 49 websites were included. The mean overall DISCERN score was 50.27 +/- 4.14, and the mean CRIE score was 6.78 +/- 0.16. Websites produced by non-profit organizations had the highest overall DISCERN scores, while those produced by private individuals had the lowest CRIE scores. Search engine ranking had no significant correlation with website quality or readability. Conclusions: The quality and readability of breast cancer websites in Chinese were not satisfactory, and they varied among different website producer categories. Practice implications: Website producers should seek to provide more accurate, comprehensive, and easyto-understand information to better meet the needs of breast cancer patients. In addition, search engines should revise algorithms to promote websites with higher quality and accessibility. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.

引用

页码：858 / 864

页数：7

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