Maugans T A, McComb J G, Levy M L
Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, Calif., USA.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 1998 Apr;28(4):186-90. doi: 10.1159/000028647.
The Internet is evolving as a powerful source of medical information for patients, family members, and health care providers; however, critical analyses of this information are generally lacking. This investigation was carried out to ascertain the sources, nature, and accuracy of information acquired via searches on the Internet for ten common pediatric neurosurgical topics. Thirteen source types and nine categories of information were characterized and examined. With few notable exceptions, the educational information was highly accurate. It is concluded that the Internet represents an important new pediatric neurosurgery educational resource for the layman and health care providers. Guidelines are offered to assist in the use of this new medium.
互联网正逐渐成为患者、家属和医疗服务提供者获取医学信息的强大来源；然而，对这些信息的批判性分析普遍欠缺。本次调查旨在确定通过互联网搜索十个常见小儿神经外科主题所获取信息的来源、性质和准确性。对13种信息源类型和9类信息进行了特征描述和审查。除少数明显例外，教育信息的准确性很高。得出的结论是，互联网是面向外行和医疗服务提供者的重要小儿神经外科新教育资源。文中提供了指导方针以协助使用这一新媒介。
