A follow-up study on the quality of alcohol dependence-related information on the web

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Yasser Khazaal³  Daniele Zullino³  Sebastien Fernandez¹  Olivier Coquard² 

[1] Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland;Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland;Division of Substance Abuse, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

关键词: addiction;    alcohol;    Health Care;    Quality Indicators;    Internet;   

Others  :  837639
DOI  :  10.1186/1747-597X-6-13

 received in 2011-01-06, accepted in 2011-06-10,  发布年份 2011

【 摘 要 】

In order to evaluate the one-year evolution of web-based information on alcohol dependence, we re-assessed alcohol-related sites in July 2007 with the same evaluating tool that had been used to assess these sites in June 2006. Websites were assessed with a standardized form designed to rate sites on the basis of accountability, presentation, interactivity, readability, and content quality. The DISCERN scale was also used, which aimed to assist persons without content expertise in assessing the quality of written health publications. Scores were highly stable for all components of the form one year later (r = .77 to .95, p < .01). Analysis of variance for repeated measures showed no time effect, no interaction between time and scale, no interaction between time and group (affiliation categories), and no interaction between time, group, and scale. The study highlights lack of change of alcohol-dependence-related web pages across one year.

【 授权许可】

   
2011 Coquard et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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