Pryor Teaghan A M, Reynolds Kristin A, Kirby Paige L, Bernstein Matthew T
Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
JMIR Form Res. 2022 Sep 12;6(9):e36177. doi: 10.2196/36177.
The internet can increase the accessibility of mental health information and improve the mental health literacy of older adults. The quality of mental health information on the internet can be inaccurate or biased, leading to misinformation.
This study aims to evaluate the quality, usability, and readability of websites providing information concerning depression in later life.
Websites were identified through a Google search and evaluated by assessing quality (DISCERN), usability (Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool), and readability (Simple Measure of Gobbledygook).
The overall quality of late-life depression websites (N=19) was adequate, and the usability and readability were poor. No significant relationship was found between the quality and readability of the websites.
The websites can be improved by enhancing information quality, usability, and readability related to late-life depression. The use of high-quality websites may improve mental health literacy and shared treatment decision-making for older adults.
互联网可以提高心理健康信息的可及性，并提高老年人的心理健康素养。互联网上心理健康信息的质量可能不准确或有偏差，从而导致错误信息。
本研究旨在评估提供晚年抑郁症信息的网站的质量、可用性和可读性。
通过谷歌搜索识别网站，并通过评估质量（DISCERN）、可用性（患者教育材料评估工具）和可读性（简化的晦涩难懂度量表）进行评价。
晚年抑郁症网站（N = 19）的整体质量尚可，但可用性和可读性较差。未发现网站质量与可读性之间存在显著关系。
可以通过提高与晚年抑郁症相关的信息质量、可用性和可读性来改进这些网站。使用高质量的网站可能会提高老年人的心理健康素养，并促进共同的治疗决策。
