Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Double Click and Right Check. What Do Patients Learn from the Internet About PCOS?
Authors | Athanasios V. Mousiolis Lina Michala Aris J. Antsaklis |
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Publication date | 2012 |
ISSN | 03012115 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.03.028 |
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Double Click and Right Check. What Do Patients Learn from the Internet About PCOS? - scientific work about Wikipedia quality published in 2012, written by Athanasios V. Mousiolis, Lina Michala and Aris J. Antsaklis.
Overview
Objective: To identify the websites most visited by patients regarding polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and to evaluate the quality of information provided by these websites. Study design: Authors sought data regarding the popularity of sites providing information about PCOS regardless of the way the visitors reached the site. Authors then scrutinized the top sites for predefined quality check points to evaluate the quality of information provided, including Health on Net Foundation (HON) accreditation. Finally, authors searched for the expansion of these sites in social networks (Facebook and Twitter). Results: Of the top 15 sites, 8 were HONcode certified. The mean performance of content presence for all sites was 7.33 (min = 4, max = 10, SD = 1.633). There was a moderate correlation of higher performance score with HON accreditation (R: 0.535, p < 0.05). Several sites have expanded in social media. None of the high-score sites has a page dedicated to PCOS. Conclusions: There exists a lack of HON accreditation in many sites and a wide variability in the quality of the information provided. In some cases, key elements of content, necessary for complete appreciation of PCOS, are missing. Official and high authority healthcare organisms should introduce themselves in the social media world.
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Mousiolis, Athanasios V.; Michala, Lina; Antsaklis, Aris J.. (2012). "[[Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Double Click and Right Check. What Do Patients Learn from the Internet About PCOS?]]". European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology Volume 163, Issue 1, July 2012, pp. 43-46. ISSN: 03012115. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.03.028.
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Mousiolis, Athanasios V.; Michala, Lina; Antsaklis, Aris J.. (2012). "<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Polycystic_Ovary_Syndrome:_Double_Click_and_Right_Check._What_Do_Patients_Learn_from_the_Internet_About_PCOS?">Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Double Click and Right Check. What Do Patients Learn from the Internet About PCOS?</a>". European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology Volume 163, Issue 1, July 2012, pp. 43-46. ISSN: 03012115. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.03.028.
