万维网上为接受甲状腺切除术的患者提供的信息质量：综述
Quality of information available on the World Wide Web for patients undergoing thyroidectomy: review.
作者信息
Muthukumarasamy S, Osmani Z, Sharpe A, England R J A
机构信息
Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, UK.
出版信息
J Laryngol Otol. 2012 Feb;126(2):116-9. doi: 10.1017/S0022215111002246. Epub 2011 Aug 26.
INTRODUCTION
This study aimed to assess the quality of information available on the World Wide Web for patients undergoing thyroidectomy.
METHODS
The first 50 web-links generated by internet searches using the five most popular search engines and the key word 'thyroidectomy' were evaluated using the Lida website validation instrument (assessing accessibility, usability and reliability) and the Flesch Reading Ease Score.
RESULTS
We evaluated 103 of a possible 250 websites. Mean scores (ranges) were: Lida accessibility, 48/63 (27-59); Lida usability, 36/54 (21-50); Lida reliability, 21/51 (4-38); and Flesch Reading Ease, 43.9 (2.6-77.6).
CONCLUSION
The quality of internet health information regarding thyroidectomy is variable. High ranking and popularity are not good indicators of website quality. Overall, none of the websites assessed achieved high Lida scores. In order to prevent the dissemination of inaccurate or commercially motivated information, we recommend independent labelling of medical information available on the World Wide Web.
引言
本研究旨在评估万维网上为接受甲状腺切除术的患者提供的信息质量。
方法
使用五个最受欢迎的搜索引擎和关键词“甲状腺切除术”进行互联网搜索，对生成的前50个网页链接使用利达网站验证工具（评估可访问性、可用性和可靠性）和弗莱什易读性评分进行评估。
结果
我们评估了250个可能网站中的103个。平均得分（范围）为：利达可访问性，48/63（27 - 59）；利达可用性，36/54（21 - 50）；利达可靠性，21/51（4 - 38）；以及弗莱什易读性，43.9（2.6 - 77.6）。
结论
关于甲状腺切除术的互联网健康信息质量参差不齐。排名靠前和受欢迎程度并非网站质量的良好指标。总体而言，所评估的网站均未获得较高的利达分数。为防止不准确或受商业利益驱动的信息传播，我们建议对万维网上的医学信息进行独立标注。
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