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Indian endocrine surgery websites are they comparable?
Vnssvams Mahalakshmi D1, Mayilvaganan Sabaretnam1, Dabeer Warsi2
1Department of Endocrine Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareily Road, Lucknow, 226 014, India.
Annals of Medicine and Surgery (2012)
|December 9, 2020
Summary
Indian endocrine surgery websites show comparable content to international sites, though fewer Indian sites are ranked. Both groups offer limited postoperative advice and complication details online.
Area of Science:
- Surgical Education
- Digital Health
- Web Analytics
Background:
- Patients increasingly use websites for surgical information.
- A need exists to evaluate the quality of online endocrine surgery resources.
- This study compares Indian endocrine surgery websites with international counterparts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the quality and accessibility of Indian endocrine surgery websites.
- To compare Indian endocrine surgery websites against global benchmarks.
Main Methods:
- Analyzed 72 endocrine surgery websites (60 international, 12 Indian).
- Assessed website parameters, demographics, and rankings using Alexa.com.
- Evaluated content, presentation, and user engagement (1-5 scale) by experts.
Main Results:
- Significantly fewer Indian websites were ranked compared to international sites (2/12 vs. 43/60).
- International websites generally had a superior online presence.
- Content on thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal facts, photos, videos, and contact information was comparable, except for pancreatic facts.
Conclusions:
- Most evaluated parameters of Indian and international endocrine surgery websites are similar.
- Online resources for postoperative advice and complication information are scarce.
- Well-designed endocrine surgery websites can benefit patients and surgeons.
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