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Yasser Khazaal1, Anne Chatton, Sophie Cochand
1Division of Substance Abuse, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue verte, 2, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland. yasser.khazaal@hcuge.ch
Journal of Gambling Studies
|April 1, 2008
Summary
Websites offering information on gambling addiction and problem gambling generally provide low-quality content. A global score can effectively indicate content quality, highlighting a need for better evidence-based resources online.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Digital Health
- Public Health
Background:
- The internet is a primary source of health information.
- Gambling and its related problems are significant public health concerns.
- Assessing the quality of online health information is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the quality of web-based information on gambling.
- To identify effective indicators for assessing online content quality related to gambling.
Main Methods:
- Searched Google and Yahoo using keywords like "gambling", "pathological gambling", and "gambling addiction".
- Assessed 75 websites using a standardized proforma focusing on accountability, presentation, interactivity, readability, and content quality.
- Utilized "Health on the Net" (HON) quality label and DISCERN scale scores as potential quality indicators.
Main Results:
- Websites related to gambling received low scores across all assessed quality measures.
- A composite global score emerged as a reliable indicator of content quality.
- Despite the prevalence of gambling education websites, their overall quality is poor.
Conclusions:
- There is a critical need for high-quality, evidence-based online information regarding gambling.
- Internet sites should adopt global scoring as a quality indicator to improve content.
- Enhancing the quality of web-based gambling resources is essential given the increasing prevalence of gambling issues.
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