Evaluation of the Quality of Information Available on the Internet Regarding Chronic Ankle Instability

Background and objectives: Most Koreans obtain medical information from the Internet. Despite the vast amount of information available, there is a possibility that patients acquire false information or are dissatisfied. Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is one of the most common sports injuries that d...

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Published inMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 58; no. 10; p. 1315
Main Authors Yoon, Sung-Joon, Kim, Jun-Bum, Jung, Ki-Jin, Chang, Hee-Jun, Hong, Yong-Cheol, Hong, Chang-Hwa, Lee, Byung-Ryul, Yeo, Eui-Dong, Lee, Hong-Seop, Won, Sung-Hun, Ji, Jae-Young, Lee, Dhong-Won, Kim, Woo-Jong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 20.09.2022
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Subjects
Accuracy
Ankle
Bone surgery
chronic ankle instability
Clinical outcomes
Hospitals
Injuries
Internet
Internet medical information
Medical care
Medicine
Methods
Online health care information services
Orthopedics
Patient compliance
Patient education
Patient satisfaction
Physicians
Quality management
Rehabilitation
Search engines
Sports injuries
Statistical analysis
website assessment
Websites
South Korea
United States > US
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Summary:Background and objectives: Most Koreans obtain medical information from the Internet. Despite the vast amount of information available, there is a possibility that patients acquire false information or are dissatisfied. Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is one of the most common sports injuries that develops after an ankle sprain. Although the information available on the Internet related to CAI has been evaluated in other countries, such studies have not been conducted in Korea. Materials and Methods: The key term “chronic ankle instability” was searched on the three most commonly used search engines in Korea. The top 150 website results were classified into university hospital, private hospital, commercial, non-commercial, and unspecified websites by a single investigator. The websites were rated according to the quality of information using the DISCERN instrument, accuracy score, and exhaustivity score. Results: Of the 150 websites, 96 were included in the analysis. University and private hospital websites had significantly higher DISCERN, accuracy, and exhaustivity scores compared to the other websites. Conclusions: Accurate medical information is essential for improving patient satisfaction and treatment outcomes. The quality of websites should be improved to provide high-quality medical information to patients, which can be facilitated by doctors.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:1648-9144
1010-660X
1648-9144
DOI:10.3390/medicina58101315