Pain Management Clinic, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Neurology Clinic, Ümraniye Research and Training Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Sep 27;24(1):1124. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11599-4.
The quality and safety of information provided on online platforms for migraine treatment remains uncertain. We evaluated the top 10 trending websites accessed annually by Turkish patients seeking solutions for migraine treatment and assessed information quality, security, and readability in this cross-sectional study.
A comprehensive search strategy was conducted using Google starting in 2015, considering Türkiye's internet usage trends. Websites were evaluated using the DISCERN measurement tool and Ateşman Turkish readability index.
Ninety websites were evaluated between 2015 and 2024. According to the DISCERN measurement tool, most websites exhibited low quality and security levels. Readability analysis showed that half of the websites were understandable by readers with 9th - 10th grade educational levels. The author distribution varied, with neurologists being the most common. A significant proportion of the websites were for profit. Treatment of attacks and preventive measures were frequently mentioned, but some important treatments, such as greater occipital nerve blockade, were rarely discussed.
This study highlights the low quality and reliability of online information websites on migraine treatment in Türkiye. These websites' readability level remains a concern, potentially hindering patients' access to accurate information. This can be a barrier to migraine care for both patients with migraine and the physician. Better supervision and cooperation with reputable medical associations are needed to ensure the dissemination of reliable information to the public.
在线平台提供的偏头痛治疗信息的质量和安全性仍不确定。我们评估了每年被土耳其寻求偏头痛治疗解决方案的患者访问量排名前 10 的热门网站，并在这项横断面研究中评估了信息质量、安全性和可读性。
从 2015 年开始，我们使用谷歌进行了全面的搜索策略，考虑到土耳其的互联网使用趋势。我们使用 DISCERN 测量工具和 Ateşman 土耳其可读性指数评估网站。
在 2015 年至 2024 年间，我们评估了 90 个网站。根据 DISCERN 测量工具，大多数网站的质量和安全性水平较低。可读性分析表明，一半的网站可被具有 9 至 10 年级教育水平的读者理解。作者的分布各不相同，神经科医生最为常见。网站中有相当一部分是盈利性的。经常提到发作的治疗和预防措施，但一些重要的治疗方法，如枕大神经阻滞，很少被提及。
这项研究强调了土耳其在线偏头痛治疗信息网站质量和可靠性低的问题。这些网站的可读性水平仍然令人担忧，可能会阻碍患者获取准确信息。这可能成为偏头痛患者和医生偏头痛护理的障碍。需要更好的监督和与信誉良好的医学协会的合作，以确保向公众传播可靠的信息。
