Evaluation of Available Online Information Regarding Treatment for Vitreous Floaters.
Comprehension
Consumer Health Information
/ standards
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data Accuracy
Databases, Factual
/ standards
Education, Distance
/ standards
Eye Diseases
/ pathology
Humans
Internet
Patient Education as Topic
/ standards
Search Engine
United States
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Vitreous Body
/ pathology
floaters
patient education
vitreoretinal surgery
Journal
Seminars in ophthalmology
ISSN: 1744-5205
Titre abrégé: Semin Ophthalmol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8610759
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Feb 2021
17 Feb 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
19
2
2021
medline:
9
10
2021
entrez:
18
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To assess the quality, content, and readability of information available online on vitreous floater information. Cross-sectional study. Not applicable. Websites were generated using a Google search of "vitreous floaters treatment" and "[State]" and were analyzed using a standardized checklist of 22 questions. Readability was assessed using the Flesch Reading Ease score. Websites met qualification criteria if they represented U.S.-based institutions, if they provided clinical care and addressed vitreous floater treatment on their website. Of the 1,065 websites screened, 456 were included. Of these, 406 (89%) were private institutions, 24 (5.3%) were academic, and 26 (5.7%) were a combination of private and academic. The average readability score correlated to a 10th-12th grade reading level. Vitreous floater treatment was discussed on 283 (62.1%) websites and 63 (21.8%) websites discussed potential side effects. Google rank was inversely correlated with the depth of explanation (r = -0.114, Online information about vitreous floater treatment is variable, and the material is at a higher than recommended reading level for health information. While treatment was discussed by nearly two thirds of websites, less than a quarter mentioned possible complications, and treatment recommendations varied significantly depending on physician training.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33599190
doi: 10.1080/08820538.2021.1887898
pmc: PMC8026748
mid: NIHMS1675574
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
58-63Subventions
Organisme : NEI NIH HHS
ID : P30 EY014801
Pays : United States
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