Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University of Manitoba, 363 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 0G1, Canada.
Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, P313 Duff Roblin Building, 190 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.
Patient Educ Couns. 2019 Jan;102(1):99-105. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.08.019. Epub 2018 Aug 18.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate websites providing information on treatment for depression to the public, and to evaluate changes in the quality of website information over time.
Websites (N = 25) addressing depression treatment were identified through the use of the Google search engine and by suggestions from healthcare professionals. Each website was evaluated based on the extent to which it addressed content areas deemed important by the public identified in previous research, overall quality as determined by the DISCERN, and reading level.
Overall, the quality of depression websites varied greatly. The majority of websites did not adequately answer the public's questions about treatment options, and presented higher quality information in the area of pharmacological treatments as compared to other treatment options. An average reading level of 10.0 was found across websites. Upon re-evaluation, only 14 of 25 websites added new content, and the majority of websites did not improve in their overall website quality (as measured by the DISCERN).
Websites could be improved by addressing important questions that consumers have concerning depression, as well as by creating higher quality content in the areas of psychological, neurotherapeutic, and alternative treatments.
本研究旨在评估向公众提供抑郁症治疗信息的网站，并评估网站信息质量随时间的变化。
通过使用谷歌搜索引擎和医疗保健专业人员的建议，确定了（研究中）涉及抑郁症治疗的网站。根据先前研究中公众认为重要的内容领域的涵盖程度、DISCERN 确定的整体质量以及阅读水平，对每个网站进行评估。
总体而言，抑郁症网站的质量差异很大。大多数网站没有充分回答公众关于治疗选择的问题，并且在药理学治疗方面提供了比其他治疗选择更高质量的信息。在网站上发现的平均阅读水平为 10.0。重新评估时，只有 25 个网站中的 14 个添加了新内容，并且大多数网站的整体网站质量（通过 DISCERN 衡量）没有提高。
可以通过解决消费者对抑郁症的重要问题，以及在心理、神经治疗和替代治疗方面创建更高质量的内容来改进网站。
