Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jun 29;21(7):857. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21070857.
The Internet is the most used source of HIV information second to information received from healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of Internet information about periodontitis in people living with HIV (PLWH). An Internet search was performed on 18 April 2024 using the search terms "Periodontitis", "Periodontal disease", and "Gum disease" in combination with "HIV" in the most popular search engines (Google™, Bing™, and YAHOO!). The first 20 results from each search term engine were pooled for analysis. Quality was assessed by JAMA benchmarks. Readability was assessed using the Flesch reading ease score (FRES). Origin of the site, type of author, and information details were also recorded. The quality of Internet information about periodontitis in PLWH varied. The mean JAMA score was 2.81 ( = 1.0). The websites were generally fairly difficult to read (mean FRES = 57.1, = 15.0). Most websites provided some advice about self-treatment of oral problems, accompanied by a strong recommendation to seek professional dental care. In conclusion, advanced reading skills on periodontitis in PLWH were required and quality features were mostly not provided. Therefore, healthcare professionals should be actively involved in developing high-quality information resources and direct patients to evidence-based materials on the Internet.
互联网是仅次于医护人员提供的信息的第二大艾滋病病毒（HIV）信息来源。本研究旨在评估有关 HIV 感染者（PLWH）牙周炎的互联网信息质量。于 2024 年 4 月 18 日使用最受欢迎的搜索引擎（Google™、Bing™和 YAHOO！），使用“牙周炎”、“牙周病”和“牙龈疾病”与“HIV”组合的搜索词进行了互联网搜索。合并每个搜索引擎的前 20 个搜索结果进行分析。使用 JAMA 基准评估质量。使用 Flesch 阅读舒适度评分（FRES）评估可读性。还记录了网站的来源、作者类型和信息详细信息。PLWH 牙周炎的互联网信息质量参差不齐。JAMA 平均得分为 2.81（= 1.0）。这些网站通常读起来相当困难（平均 FRES = 57.1，= 15.0）。大多数网站都提供了一些有关口腔问题自我治疗的建议，并强烈建议寻求专业的牙科护理。总之，需要具备关于 PLWH 牙周炎的高级阅读技能，而且大多没有提供质量特征。因此，医疗保健专业人员应积极参与开发高质量的信息资源，并引导患者访问互联网上基于证据的材料。
