Agi Jorge, Kasahara Niro, Lottenberg Claudio Luiz
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2018 Jun 7;16(2):eAO4240. doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082018AO4240.
To evaluate the quality of online information on age-related macular degeneration available in Portuguese.
The search term "age-related macular degeneration" was used to browse the web using four different search engines. The first 40 websites appearing on match lists provided by each search engine were recorded and those listed in at least three tab pages selected. The Sandvik Severity Index was used as to assess website quality.
Quality of information available on selected websites was rated average (mean Sandvik Score 7.08±2.23).
Most websites disseminating information about age-related macular degeneration were of average quality. The need to readjust web-based information to target lay public and promote increased understanding was emphasized.
评估葡萄牙语版有关年龄相关性黄斑变性的在线信息质量。
使用搜索词“年龄相关性黄斑变性”通过四个不同的搜索引擎浏览网页。记录每个搜索引擎匹配列表中出现的前40个网站，并选择至少在三个标签页中列出的网站。使用桑德维克严重程度指数评估网站质量。
所选网站上的信息质量被评为中等（桑德维克平均得分7.08±2.23）。
大多数传播年龄相关性黄斑变性信息的网站质量中等。强调需要调整基于网络的信息以针对普通大众并促进更多理解。
