Quality and reliability of web-based information regarding  restorative treatment in pediatric patients

Berna KUTER; Alp Abidin ATEŞÇİ; Ece EDEN

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Quality and reliability of web-based information regarding restorative treatment in pediatric patients

Authors:

Berna KUTER | Alp Abidin ATEŞÇİ | Ece EDEN

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Surgery & related medical specialties

Journal:

European Oral Research 2021 Vol.55 Issue 3, pp.104-109

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000426111

eISSN:

2651-2823

pISSN:

2630-6158

Abstract:

 

Purpose The  aim  of  the  present  study  is  to  assess  the  quality  and  reliability  of  web-based   information about restorative treatment in pediatric patients on the internet using  different scales. Materials and Methods Websites  obtained  by  using  keywords  about  restorative  treatment  in  pediatric   patients on Google and  Yandex were included in the study.  The study was  conducted  in  English  on  a  total  of  440  websites.  Websites  were  evaluated  using   the  quality  criteria  for  consumer  health  information  (DISCERN  toolkit),  Journal  of   American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmarks, and Health on the Net Code of  Conduct Certification (HONCode). Results The  mean  DISCERN  points  of  the  websites  were  moderate.  Among  the  evaluated   websites, the quality of the knowledge in 20% of the websites was low.  The rate of  websites with a score below 40 was 37.5%. None of them has reached an excellent  score. No websites met all JAMA criteria. There was no HONCode Certificate on any  website. Conclusion This study showed that the quality of the web-based information about restorative  treatment in pediatric patients was generally inadequate and scientifically  imperfect. .

Article Details

Quality and reliability of web-based information regarding restorative treatment in pediatric patients

Authors: Berna KUTER | Alp Abidin ATEŞÇİ | Ece EDEN

Publisher: Istanbul University

Main Topics: Surgery & related medical specialties

Journal: European Oral Research 2021 Vol.55 Issue 3, pp.104-109

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000426111

eISSN: 2651-2823

pISSN: 2630-6158

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Authors:

Berna KUTER | Alp Abidin ATEŞÇİ | Ece EDEN

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Surgery & related medical specialties

Journal:

European Oral Research 2021 Vol.55 Issue 3, pp.104-109

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000426111

eISSN:

2651-2823

pISSN:

2630-6158