Abstract
Objectives As a result of digitalization, the interact embodies the essential information medium. Especially, patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) require profound education due to unclear scientific evidence. Thus, our study investigated a German-language internet search about SSNHL. Design The first 30 Google-search results with the term Horsturz (SSNHL in German) were categorized, readabilitystatistic with different readability-scores (FRES: 0= complex, 100= easy;FKL;SMOG;GFI) calculated, and misinformation documented. A structured content-analysis was performed with the DISCERN-questionnaire (1 =low, 5= high quality). Certification of the Health-On-The-Net-Foundation (HON) assessed the abidance of recommended standards. Results 18 websites (60.0%) accounted for digital media, 7 (23.3 %) manufacturers of medical devices, 2 (6.7%) government institutions, and respectively 1 (3.3%) healthcare provider, support-group, and scientific article. Mean word count was 1307.0 +/- 840.2, last update 17.1 +/- 32.5 months ago, and FRES 36.1 +/- 13.9. with the most difficult text by the scientific article (13.7). Mean of DISCERN was 2.2 +/- 0.7 with worst rating of manufacturers of medical devices (1.6 +/- 0.5). 2 websites (6.7 %) were HON-certified, and 14 (46.7%) contained misinformation. Conclusion Internet-based patient-information should be assessed cautiously due to poor readability, potential conflict of interests, low quality, or wrong information. Hence, healthcare providers and professional associations are urged to provide high-quality patient-information in the internet.
| Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
|---|---|
| Fakultät: | Medizin |
| Themengebiete: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
| ISSN: | 0935-8943 |
| Sprache: | Deutsch |
| Dokumenten ID: | 102245 |
| Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 05. Jun. 2023, 15:39 |
| Letzte Änderungen: | 17. Okt. 2023, 15:10 |
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