Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Mar;162(3):329-336. doi: 10.1177/0194599819901150. Epub 2020 Jan 28.
Patients increasingly rely on online resources for medical information; however, the Internet is unregulated and prone to misinformation. This study analyzes the reliability, quality, and readability of websites for Ménière's disease.
A Google search was performed using keywords . The first 5 pages (50 results) were reviewed. Websites were sorted into 5 categories: academic institutions, government agencies, professional organizations, medical information websites, and miscellaneous. The reliability, quality, and readability of each website were evaluated using the DISCERN instrument and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL). DISCERN assesses reliability and quality by scoring 15 questions on a scale from 1 (low) to 3 (high). The reliability score emphasizes clear objectives and sources, as well as lack of bias, whereas the quality score emphasizes information on treatment options. The FKGL of each website was calculated using a formula to determine the equivalent US grade reading level.
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Forty-two websites were analyzed. Academic institutions were the most common (n = 13, 31%) but scored the lowest using DISCERN at 1.75 ± 0.13. Medical information websites scored highest at 2.24 ± 0.09 ( = .024 compared to academic institutions). The average FKGL of all websites was 10.12 ± 0.57 with medical information websites being the easiest to read at 8.84 ± 0.83. Only 5 (13%) of websites scored below the eighth-grade reading level.
Most top online search results for Ménière's disease are deficient in quality and readability. Medical information websites are generally the most reliable and easy to read.
患者越来越依赖在线资源获取医学信息；然而，互联网是不受监管的，且容易出现错误信息。本研究分析了梅尼埃病相关网站的可靠性、质量和可读性。
使用关键词进行谷歌搜索。查看前 5 页（50 个结果）。将网站分为 5 类：学术机构、政府机构、专业组织、医学信息网站和其他。使用 DISCERN 工具和 Flesch-Kincaid 等级（FKGL）评估每个网站的可靠性、质量和可读性。DISCERN 通过对 15 个问题进行评分（从 1（低）到 3（高））来评估可靠性和质量。可靠性评分强调明确的目标和来源，以及缺乏偏见，而质量评分则强调治疗方案的信息。每个网站的 FKGL 通过一个公式计算得出，用于确定美国相应的年级阅读水平。
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分析了 42 个网站。学术机构最为常见（n=13，31%），但使用 DISCERN 评估的得分最低，为 1.75±0.13。医学信息网站的得分最高，为 2.24±0.09（与学术机构相比，=0.024）。所有网站的平均 FKGL 为 10.12±0.57，医学信息网站的阅读难度最低，为 8.84±0.83。仅有 5 个（13%）网站的评分低于八年级阅读水平。
梅尼埃病的大多数顶级在线搜索结果在质量和可读性方面存在不足。医学信息网站通常最可靠且易于阅读。
