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Yago Leira-Feijoo1, Yanina Ledesma-Ludi1, Juan M Seoane-Romero1
1OMEQUI Research Group, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Santiago de Compostela University, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Clinical Oral Implants Research
|July 22, 2014
Summary
Online health information on dental implants is difficult for patients to read and of poor quality. This study assessed the reliability, accessibility, usability, and readability of dental implant websites.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Digital Health
- Patient Education
Background:
- Growing internet use for health queries necessitates evaluating online information quality.
- Consumers struggle to differentiate reliable health information from unreliable sources.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate patient-addressed dental implant websites for quality.
- Assessed reliability, accessibility, usability, and readability of e-health information.
Main Methods:
- Searched Google and Yahoo for dental implant websites, analyzing the top 100 from each.
- Utilized DISCERN and LIDA instruments for quality assessment.
- Applied Flesch-Kinkaid Reading Grade Level (FKRGL) and Flesh Reading Ease Score (FRES) for legibility.
Main Results:
- 32 websites met inclusion criteria.
- DISCERN scores indicated significant information quality shortcomings.
- LIDA scores showed moderate accessibility (79.36%) but intermediate usability (59.20%) and reliability (55.55%).
- Legibility was challenging: FRES 51.72, FKRGL 12.76.
Conclusions:
- E-health information on dental implants is difficult for average patients to comprehend.
- The quality of online dental implant information is generally poor.
