Ng Jonathan P, Tarazi Nadim, Byrne Damien P, Baker Joseph F, McCabe John P
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University College Hospital Galway, Republic of Ireland.
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University College Hospital Galway, Republic of Ireland.
Spine Deform. 2017 Mar;5(2):102-108. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2016.11.003.
Over the last decade, the emergence of social networking websites such as Facebook have revolutionized information dissemination and broadened opportunities to engage in discussions. In particular, having been widely adopted in the younger generation, the use of this medium has become more prevalent in health disorders such as scoliosis in the adolescent population. However, the quality of information on Facebook is unregulated and variable, which may mislead patients in their decision making.
To document the various types of information available and assess the quality of information on Facebook discussion boards using recognized scoring systems.
To evaluate the quality of information on the social network.
A search for the keyword "scoliosis" on Facebook was performed and the first 100 pages generated were reviewed.
SCSS and DISCERN score.
Content analysis was performed on discussion boards and personal blogs. Two independent examiners evaluated each site according to scoliosis-specific content score (SCSS) and the DISCERN criteria, both previously used instruments to judge the quality of information on the Internet pertaining to scoliosis. The SCSS range from 0 to 32 (higher score better) and the DISCERN 16 to 80 (higher score better).
Of the 100 sites reviewed, 33 were discussion boards and personal blogs. Of these, the overall average SCSS was 5.7 (SD 5.8, range 0-20) and the DISCERN was 22.5 (SD 7.6, range 16-45), indicating that using general scoring systems the quality of information provided was overall poor.
Using recognized scoring systems to analyze Facebook pages used as discussion forums or blogs, we showed that the quality in general was poor. For modern practices to adapt to an era of information exchange via the social network, the orthopedic community should develop ways to incorporate the social media in future patient education.
在过去十年中，诸如脸书之类的社交网站的出现彻底改变了信息传播方式，并拓宽了参与讨论的机会。尤其是，这种媒介在年轻一代中被广泛采用，在青少年人群的健康疾病如脊柱侧弯方面的使用变得更加普遍。然而，脸书上信息的质量不受监管且参差不齐，这可能会在患者决策时误导他们。
记录脸书上可用的各类信息，并使用公认的评分系统评估脸书讨论板上信息的质量。
评估社交网络上信息的质量。
在脸书上搜索关键词“脊柱侧弯”，并对生成的前100页进行审查。
SCSS和DISCERN评分。
对讨论板和个人博客进行内容分析。两名独立审查员根据脊柱侧弯特定内容评分（SCSS）和DISCERN标准对每个网站进行评估，这两个都是先前用于判断互联网上有关脊柱侧弯信息质量的工具。SCSS范围为0至32（分数越高越好），DISCERN为16至80（分数越高越好）。
在审查的100个网站中，33个是讨论板和个人博客。其中，总体平均SCSS为5.7（标准差5.8，范围0 - 20），DISCERN为22.5（标准差7.6，范围16 - 45），这表明使用一般评分系统，所提供信息的质量总体较差。
通过使用公认的评分系统来分析用作讨论论坛或博客的脸书页面，我们发现总体质量较差。为使现代医疗实践适应通过社交网络进行信息交流的时代，骨科界应开发将社交媒体纳入未来患者教育的方法。
