Specialized medical search-engines are no better than general search-engines in sourcing consumer information about androgen deficiency

被引：30

作者：

Ilic, D ^{[1
]}

Bessell, TL ^{[1
]}

Silagy, CA ^{[1
]}

Green, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Monash Univ, Monash Med Ctr, Monash Inst Hlth Serv Res, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia

来源：

HUMAN REPRODUCTION | 2003年 / 18卷 / 03期

关键词：

ADAM; androgen deficiency; Internet; quality of information;

D O I：

10.1093/humrep/deg154

中图分类号：

R71 [妇产科学];

学科分类号：

100211 ;

摘要：

BACKGROUND: The Internet provides consumers with access to online health information; however, identifying relevant and valid information can be problematic. Our objectives were firstly to investigate the efficiency of search-engines, and then to assess the quality of online information pertaining to androgen deficiency in the ageing male (ADAM). METHODS: Keyword searches were performed on nine search-engines (four general and five medical) to identify website information regarding ADAM. Search-engine efficiency was compared by percentage of relevant websites obtained via each search-engine. The quality of information published on each website was assessed using the DISCERN rating tool. RESULTS: Of 4927 websites searched, 47 (1.44%) and 10 (0.60%) relevant websites were identified by general and medical search-engines respectively. The overall quality of online information on ADAM was poor. The quality of websites retrieved using medical search-engines did not differ significantly from those retrieved by general search-engines. CONCLUSION: Despite the poor quality of online information relating to ADAM, it is evident that medical search-engines are no better than general search-engines in sourcing consumer information relevant to ADAM.

引用

页码：557 / 561

页数：5

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