Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Ophthalmologica. 2010;224(1):30-7. doi: 10.1159/000233233. Epub 2009 Aug 13.
Little is known whether information about eye conditions on the Internet is complete and accurate to support patient or layman decision making.
Quality of content modules about age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was analyzed on 20 web sites. Content analysis covered 72 criteria in 11 groups. Each single criterion was rated with '1' or '0' (yes/no answer).
The interrater reliability between two observers was almost perfect (kappa = 0.86). On average, 25.6% (+/-15.6) of the criteria were fulfilled. In the categories diagnostic procedures, therapy, preventive checkups, prevention and prognosis of AMD, only 12.7, 18.3, 20.0, 25.0 and 30.0%, respectively, of the required content was given.
Our study shows, based upon the example of university eye hospitals, that the full potential to provide laymen with firsthand and up-to-date information has by far not yet been achieved. Further research is needed on how the Internet influences the communication between patient and ophthalmologist.
关于互联网上眼部疾病信息是否完整、准确，以支持患者或非专业人士做出决策，目前知之甚少。
分析了 20 个网站中与年龄相关性黄斑变性（AMD）相关的内容模块的质量。内容分析涵盖了 11 个组的 72 个标准。每个单一标准的评分均为“1”或“0”（是/否回答）。
两名观察者之间的组内一致性几乎为完美（kappa = 0.86）。平均而言，有 25.6%（+/-15.6）的标准得到了满足。在 AMD 的诊断程序、治疗、预防检查、预防和预后类别中，分别只有 12.7%、18.3%、20.0%、25.0%和 30.0%的所需内容。
我们的研究表明，以大学眼科医院为例，互联网提供给非专业人士第一手、最新信息的潜力还远未得到充分发挥。需要进一步研究互联网如何影响医患之间的沟通。
