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Area of Science:

  • Digital Health
  • General Practice
  • Information Science

Background:

  • Patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) frequently use the internet for health information.
  • The quality of online health information, particularly for CLBP, is often suboptimal.
  • The perspectives of general practitioners (GPs) on the quality of CLBP websites are not well-documented.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the opinions of teaching general practitioners (TGPs) in Southern France regarding French-language websites focused on chronic low back pain (CLBP).

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involved 112 TGPs in Southern France.
  • Participants evaluated 7 CLBP websites using a visual analog scale and point-sharing method.
  • Assessment criteria included overall quality, medical information, nonmedical information, and website design.

Main Results:

  • 47 TGPs completed the evaluation.
  • The median quality score for CLBP websites was 50/100.
  • Nonmedical information (median 60.4) and design (median 56.4) were rated higher than medical information (median 52.5).

Conclusions:

  • TGPs advocate for CLBP websites to emphasize practical, nonmedical advice and consider design equally important as medical content.
  • This preference may differ from patient expectations, potentially creating a discordance.
  • Developing high-quality, interactive websites and a curated list of approved resources could bridge this gap and support GP-patient communication.