A systematic review of internet-based information for individuals with Raynaud's phenomenon and patients with systemic sclerosis.
Clin Rheumatol
; 39(8): 2363-2367, 2020 Aug.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32152916
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Patients are increasingly using internet-based information to inform healthcare utilization and treatment decisions. Our aim was to examine the quality and readability of internet-based information relating to Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and systemic sclerosis (SSc). MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A systematic review of three commonly used search engines (Google®, Yahoo®, and Bing®) using the terms "Raynaud's phenomenon" and "systemic sclerosis" separately. The first 30 websites per search engine were examined. Quality was assessed using the DISCERN questionnaire and readability by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, SMOG Index, Coleman-Liau index, and Flesch Reading Ease score.RESULTS:
Fifty-two studies (30 RP and 22 SSc) were included after duplicates and exclusion criteria were applied. The overall quality of information was low for both SSc and RP (1.99 & 2.21), including in relation to reliability of the literature and information on treatment choices. Readability for RP and SSc was also poor (i.e., the texts were difficult to read) across all of the four methods examined.CONCLUSION:
Overall, RP and SSc internet-based information is of low quality and inadequate readability. The RP and SSc international community should strongly consider developing an information standard for internet-based resources for healthcare users. KEY POINTS ⢠Patients with SSc and RP are increasingly using internet/online sources of information and support. ⢠RP represents an important opportunity for the early diagnosis of SSc. ⢠The overall quality and readability of internet-based RP and SSc information is poor. ⢠Internet-based RP and SSc information requires improvement to facilitate early diagnosis and inform shared decision-making.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
2_muertes_prematuras_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Raynaud
/
Esclerodermia Sistémica
/
Internet
/
Comprensión
/
Información de Salud al Consumidor
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
/
Screening_studies
/
Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Rheumatol
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido