Akan Burçin, Dindaroğlu Funda Çağırır
Department of Orthodontics, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir, Turkey.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir, Turkey.
Turk J Orthod. 2020 Dec 2;33(4):203-209. doi: 10.5152/TurkJOrthod.2020.20129. eCollection 2020.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the content and quality of internet information resources in Turkey about temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).
In July 2020, the keywords "jaw joint disease" (çene eklemi rahatsızlığı) and "jaw joint pain" (çene eklemi ağrısı) were searched on Google, Bing, YAHOO!, and Yandex. The first 20 websites were listed for 2 keywords on the 4 search engines. Scientific articles, product websites, repetitive sites, advertisements, and irrelevant websites were excluded from the list. The remaining 77 websites were assessed using the Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information (DISCERN), Global Quality Score (GQS) and Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmarks. The topics related to TMDs that were thought to be important in informing the patient were determined and the Temporomandibular Disorder Content Score (TMDCS) was calculated to evaluate whether these contents were available on the website.
The sources of the 77 websites included dentists in private practice (6.5%, n=5), hospitals/polyclinics (32.5%, n=25), universities (6.5%, n=5), and others (54.5%, n=42). The total DISCERN scores of all websites included were poor (average score 26.96). Mean scores of JAMA, GQS, and TMDCS were 1.75, 2.31, and 8.4, respectively.
The quality and reliability of the information on the websites related to TMDs are poor. Clinicians should be aware that patients may have access to unreliable or incomplete information. There is a need for improvement on websites about TMDs, especially by professionals through imparting more comprehensive and reliable information.
本研究旨在评估土耳其互联网上有关颞下颌关节紊乱病（TMDs）的信息资源的内容和质量。
2020年7月，在谷歌、必应、雅虎和Yandex上搜索关键词“颌关节疾病”（çene eklemi rahatsızlığı）和“颌关节疼痛”（çene eklemi ağrısı）。在这4个搜索引擎上，为这2个关键词列出前20个网站。从列表中排除科学文章、产品网站、重复网站、广告和不相关网站。使用消费者健康信息质量标准（DISCERN）、全球质量评分（GQS）和美国医学会杂志（JAMA）基准对其余77个网站进行评估。确定了在告知患者方面被认为重要的与TMDs相关的主题，并计算了颞下颌关节紊乱病内容评分（TMDCS），以评估这些内容在网站上是否可用。
77个网站的来源包括私人执业牙医（6.5%，n = 5）、医院/门诊（32.5%，n = 25）、大学（6.5%，n = 5）和其他（54.5%，n = 42）。所有纳入网站的DISCERN总分较差（平均分为26.96）。JAMA、GQS和TMDCS的平均得分分别为1.75、2.31和8.4。
与TMDs相关的网站上信息的质量和可靠性较差。临床医生应意识到患者可能会获取到不可靠或不完整的信息。关于TMDs的网站需要改进，特别是专业人员应提供更全面、可靠的信息。
