Faculty of Medicine, 317-2194 Health Sciences Mall, MD Undergraduate Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Medical Oncology, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre, 600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, V5Z 4E6, Canada.
J Cancer Educ. 2023 Jun;38(3):763-771. doi: 10.1007/s13187-022-02182-8. Epub 2022 Jun 20.
Cancer patients may face difficulty evaluating web-based COVID-19 resources in context with their cancer diagnosis. The purpose of this study is to systematically evaluate educational resources available for cancer patients seeking online information on COVID-19 and cancer. The term "COVID-19 and Cancer" was searched in Google and metasearch engines Yippy and Dogpile. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, the results from the 3 lists were systematically combined for a final ranked list. This list was analyzed using a validated structured rating tool with respect to accountability, interactivity, organization, readability, and content coverage and accuracy. Three hundred ninety-eight websites were identified, and 37 websites were included for analysis. Only 43% of sites disclosed authorship, 24% cited sources, and 32% were updated within 3 months of the search date. Fifty-four percent of websites had high school readability (8.0-12.0), 43% were at university level or above, and no websites demonstrated the recommended reading level for health information for the public (< 6.0). Topics most discussed were special considerations for cancer patients during COVID-19 (84%) and COVID-19 risk factors (73%). Topics least covered were COVID-19 incidence/prevalence (5%) and prognosis (8%). There is some COVID-19 information for cancer patients available online, but quality is variable. Healthcare professionals may direct cancer patients to the most reliable COVID-19 and cancer websites shown in this study and results may be helpful when designing future online health information resources.
癌症患者在评估与癌症诊断相关的 COVID-19 网络资源时可能会遇到困难。本研究的目的是系统地评估可供癌症患者在线查找 COVID-19 和癌症信息的教育资源。在 Google 和元搜索引擎 Yippy 和 Dogpile 中搜索“COVID-19 和癌症”一词。在应用纳入和排除标准后，从 3 个列表中系统地合并结果，得出最终的排名列表。使用经过验证的结构化评分工具，根据问责制、交互性、组织、可读性以及内容涵盖范围和准确性对该列表进行分析。共确定了 398 个网站，其中 37 个网站被纳入分析。只有 43%的网站披露了作者身份，24%的网站引用了来源，32%的网站在搜索日期的 3 个月内进行了更新。54%的网站具有高中阅读水平（8.0-12.0），43%的网站具有大学或以上水平，没有网站达到为公众提供健康信息的推荐阅读水平（<6.0）。讨论最多的主题是 COVID-19 期间癌症患者的特殊注意事项（84%）和 COVID-19 风险因素（73%）。讨论最少的主题是 COVID-19 的发病率/流行率（5%）和预后（8%）。网上有一些针对癌症患者的 COVID-19 信息，但质量参差不齐。医护人员可以将本研究中显示的最可靠的 COVID-19 和癌症网站推荐给癌症患者，并且在设计未来的在线健康信息资源时，研究结果可能会有所帮助。
