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Valentin Nădășan1, Dalma Kasza2, Konrád-Ottó Kiss3
1Hygiene Department, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Romania.
Summary
Online information on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) quality varies by language, with English content generally superior. Content accuracy and completeness, especially regarding symptoms and prevention, were often unsatisfactory across languages.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Informatics
- Medical Communication
Background:
- Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose a significant public health burden.
- Patients and their families increasingly seek health information online.
- Assessing the quality of online health information is crucial for public health literacy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the quality of online content about healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
- To compare information quality across English, Romanian, and Hungarian websites.
- To identify factors influencing the credibility, completeness, and accuracy of online HAI information.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 75 websites (25 per language) was assessed.
- Evaluations used a topic-specific, evidence-based benchmark.
- Two independent evaluators scored content completeness and accuracy (0-10 scale).
Main Results:
- Overall credibility, completeness, and accuracy scores were intermediate to low.
- English websites significantly outperformed Romanian and Hungarian sites (P<0.05).
- Conventional medicine sites scored higher than alternative medicine sites across all measures (P<0.05).
Conclusions:
- Online information on HAIs is of intermediate to low quality, particularly regarding symptoms and prevention.
- While some website characteristics may correlate with higher quality, further research is needed.
- Language significantly impacts the quality of online HAI information.
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