Quality of Information for Skin Cancer Prevention: A Quantitative Evaluation of Internet Offerings.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Different sources of information are used by the population regarding skin cancer prevention. The pertinent quality of information that can be retrieved via an internet search engine needs assessment; (2) Methods: Four topical searches in common language were entered into Google™. The first 200 "hits" were stored for further use. Eligible websites were evaluated using content-based criteria based on the current German medical guideline "Skin cancer prevention" and employing generic (DISCERN, HONcode) quality criteria. (3) Results: Overlap between the four search results was between 0 and 7 of 200. The completeness of relevant content was scored with a median of 10 points (first quartile (Q1):6; Q3:14) and thus, it was much lower than the theoretical maximum of 43 points. Gl

SUBMITTER: Uter W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7922897 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature