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The Quality of Health Information Available on the Internet for Patients With Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

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Solomon, ER; Janssen, K; Krajewski, CM; Barber, MD
Published in: Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg
2015

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the quality of Web sites that provide information on pelvic organ prolapse using validated quality measurement tools. METHODS: The Google search engine was used to perform a search of the following 4 terms: "pelvic organ prolapse," "dropped bladder," "cystocele," and "vaginal mesh." The DISCERN appraisal tool and JAMA benchmark criteria were used to determine the quality of health information of each Web site. Cohen κ was performed to determine interrater reliability between reviewers. Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used to compare DISCERN scores and JAMA criteria among search terms. RESULTS: Interrater reliability between the two reviewers using DISCERN was κ = 0.71 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.68-0.74] and using JAMA criteria was κ = 0.98 (95% CI, 0.74-1.0). On the basis of the DISCERN appraisal tool, the search term "vaginal mesh" had significantly lower Web site quality than "pelvic organ prolapse" and "cystocele," respectively [mean difference of DISCERN score, -14.65 (95% CI, -25.50 to 8.50, P < 0.0001) and -12.55 (95% CI, -24.00 to 7.00, P = 0.0007)]. "Dropped bladder" had significantly lower Web site quality compared to "pelvic organ prolapse" and "cystocele," respectively (mean difference of DISCERN score, -9.55 (95% CI, -20.00 to 3.00, P = 0.0098) and -7.80 (95% CI, -18.00 to 1.00, P = 0.0348). Using JAMA criteria, there were no statistically significant differences between Web sites. CONCLUSIONS: Web sites queried under search terms "vaginal mesh" and "dropped bladder" are lower in quality compared with the Web sites found using the search terms "pelvic organ prolapse" and "cystocele."

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Published In

Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg

DOI

EISSN

2154-4212

Publication Date

2015

Volume

21

Issue

4

Start / End Page

225 / 230

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • Internet
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Consumer Health Information
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Solomon, E. R., Janssen, K., Krajewski, C. M., & Barber, M. D. (2015). The Quality of Health Information Available on the Internet for Patients With Pelvic Organ Prolapse. In Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg (Vol. 21, pp. 225–230). United States. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPV.0000000000000156
Solomon, Ellen R., Kristine Janssen, Colleen M. Krajewski, and Matthew D. Barber. “The Quality of Health Information Available on the Internet for Patients With Pelvic Organ Prolapse.” In Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, 21:225–30, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPV.0000000000000156.
Solomon ER, Janssen K, Krajewski CM, Barber MD. The Quality of Health Information Available on the Internet for Patients With Pelvic Organ Prolapse. In: Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2015. p. 225–30.
Solomon, Ellen R., et al. “The Quality of Health Information Available on the Internet for Patients With Pelvic Organ Prolapse.Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, vol. 21, no. 4, 2015, pp. 225–30. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/SPV.0000000000000156.
Solomon ER, Janssen K, Krajewski CM, Barber MD. The Quality of Health Information Available on the Internet for Patients With Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2015. p. 225–230.

Published In

Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg

DOI

EISSN

2154-4212

Publication Date

2015

Volume

21

Issue

4

Start / End Page

225 / 230

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • Internet
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Consumer Health Information
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 3202 Clinical sciences