Gondim Ana Paula Soares, Weyne Davi Pontes, Ferreira Bruno Sousa Pinto
Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2012 Jul-Sep;10(3):335-41. doi: 10.1590/s1679-45082012000300014.
To evaluate the quality of information about health and medication available on Brazilian websites.
A descriptive study with a quantitative approach regarding Brazilian websites, conducted from January to March 2011. The search sites were located using two search phrases: "medication information" and "health information." The choice of variables was based on the Internet information quality criteria of the World Health Organization and the International Code of Ethics for health and services sites on the Internet. The dependent variable was whether the site had information about health or medication. The independent variables were access, appearance, organization, honesty, transparency, responsibility and origin. For statistical analysis, the χ² and Fisher exact tests were applied, with a significance level of 5%.
Of the 37 Brazilian sites analyzed, 24 (64.9%) contained health information and 13 (35.1%) contained medication information. Regarding appearance, organization and access criteria, most sites related to health and medication were easily accessible, easy to understand, used objective language, were updated and organized logically and provided accurate and scientifically grounded information.
The honesty criterion differed significantly between sites, and the quality of information presented on health and medication websites showed significant differences, suggesting the need for a more systematic organization of these topics on the Internet.
评估巴西网站上有关健康和药物的信息质量。
2011年1月至3月对巴西网站进行了一项采用定量方法的描述性研究。使用两个搜索短语“药物信息”和“健康信息”来定位搜索网站。变量的选择基于世界卫生组织的互联网信息质量标准以及互联网上健康与服务网站的国际道德准则。因变量是该网站是否有关于健康或药物的信息。自变量是可访问性、外观、组织、诚实性、透明度、责任性和来源。进行统计分析时，应用了χ²检验和Fisher精确检验，显著性水平为5%。
在分析的37个巴西网站中，24个（64.9%）包含健康信息，13个（35.1%）包含药物信息。在外观、组织和可访问性标准方面，大多数与健康和药物相关的网站易于访问、易于理解、使用客观语言、更新及时且逻辑组织良好，并提供准确且有科学依据的信息。
网站之间在诚实性标准方面存在显著差异，健康和药物网站上呈现的信息质量也存在显著差异，这表明需要在互联网上对这些主题进行更系统的组织。
