Systematic review versus internet search: considerations about availability and reliability of medical information regarding pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Fragoso, Suely Dadalti³  Brooks, Joseph Bruno Bidin⁵  Rebs, Rebeca Recupero⁴  Finkelsztejn, Alessandro²  Fragoso, Yara Dadalti¹ 

[1] Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Santos, Brazil;Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil;Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil;Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, Brazil;Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Brazil

关键词: Multiple sclerosis;    Pregnancy;    Systematic review;    Meta-analysis;    Internet;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2012000400019

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE:To compare the results from a systematic medical review and meta-analysis onthe subject of pregnancy and multiple sclerosis (MS) with an internet reviewbased on lay sites conducted by experts in computer-mediated communication,on the same subject.
METHODS: The two reviews were carried out independently in English. Threemedical doctors with experience in systematic reviews and two communicationexperts with experience in internet searching tools performed the study.
RESULTS: Data from the medical systematic review showed some differencesfrom that of highly accessed websites.
CONCLUSION: Evidence-based studies conducted under the strictest rulesfor careful systematic reviews and meta-analyses should be available with openaccess, i.e. accessible without payment of a fee, thereby enabling worldwideknowledge on matters of great interest to healthcare providers and patients.

【 授权许可】

CC BY