Physiotherapy in Women's Health (FPSM) Research Group, Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, 28805 Madrid, Spain.
Department of Nursery, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursery, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 28;19(3):1506. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031506.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the content, quality, and readability of websites containing information on dyspareunia, vaginismus, and vulvodynia in Spanish. Web pages were retrieved entering the terms "dyspareunia", "vaginismus", and "vulvodynia" in Google, Yahoo!, and Bing search engines. Two researchers employed the DISCERN and Bermúdez-Tamayo questionnaires to analyze the content and quality of the websites, and the INFLESZ scale to evaluate their readability. IBM SPSS version 25 statistical software was employed for data analysis. The internet search yielded 262 websites, 91 of which were included after applying the selection criteria. Websites with information on dyspareunia obtained median scores of 24 (30-21) in the DISCERN, 38 (41.0-35.5) in the Bermúdez-Tamayo, and 55.3 (57.2-50.9) in the INFLESZ tools. The results for websites on vaginismus revealed median scores of 23.5 (30-20) in the DISCERN, 37 (42-35) in the Bermúdez-Tamayo, and 52.9 (55.6-46.4) in the INFLESZ. Finally, the median scores for vulvodynia sites was 25.5 (30-20) in the DISCERN, 38 (43-33.7) in the Bermúdez-Tamayo, and 54.2 (57.3-47.2) in the INFLESZ. These outcomes indicate that the quality of information in these websites is very low, while the overall quality of the web pages is moderate. Sites on vaginismus and vulvodynia were "somewhat difficult" to read, while readability was "normal" for websites on dyspareunia. Healthcare professionals should be aware of the shortcomings of these websites and address them through therapeutic education with resources containing updated, quality information. This raises the need for health professionals to generate these resources themselves or for experts and/or scientific societies in the field to check the quality and timeliness of the contents, regardless of whether or not the websites are endorsed with quality seals.
本研究的目的是评估西班牙语中关于性交困难、阴道痉挛和外阴痛的网站的内容、质量和可读性。通过在 Google、Yahoo! 和 Bing 搜索引擎中输入“性交困难”、“阴道痉挛”和“外阴痛”这三个术语，检索到网页。两名研究人员使用 DISCERN 和 Bermúdez-Tamayo 问卷分析网站的内容和质量，并使用 INFLESZ 量表评估其可读性。采用 IBM SPSS 版本 25 统计软件进行数据分析。互联网搜索共产生 262 个网站，经过选择标准后，其中 91 个网站被纳入研究。关于性交困难的网站的信息，在 DISCERN 工具中获得的中位数评分为 24（30-21），在 Bermúdez-Tamayo 工具中为 38（41.0-35.5），在 INFLESZ 工具中为 55.3（57.2-50.9）。阴道痉挛网站的结果显示，在 DISCERN 工具中中位数评分为 23.5（30-20），在 Bermúdez-Tamayo 工具中为 37（42-35），在 INFLESZ 工具中为 52.9（55.6-46.4）。最后，外阴痛网站的中位数评分为 25.5（30-20），在 DISCERN 工具中为 38（43-33.7），在 Bermúdez-Tamayo 工具中为 54.2（57.3-47.2）。这些结果表明，这些网站的信息质量非常低，而网页的整体质量为中等。阴道痉挛和外阴痛网站的阅读难度为“有些困难”，而性交困难网站的阅读难度为“正常”。医疗保健专业人员应该意识到这些网站的不足之处，并通过治疗教育，使用包含更新、高质量信息的资源来解决这些问题。这就提出了一个需求，即健康专业人员应该自己生成这些资源，或者由该领域的专家和/或科学协会来检查内容的质量和及时性，无论这些网站是否有质量印章。
