Development and validation of a quality assessment tool to assess online nutrition information.

ABSTRACT:

Setting

The internet is an important source of health information but is unregulated. Little research has focused on the assessment of digital information related to nutrition.

Aim

To develop and validate a novel online quality assessment tool (OQAT) for quality assessment of online nutrition information.

Method

The OQAT was developed and validated in six distinct stages. After reviewing the literature, a framework and criteria were developed and formalised. Next, the quality assessment criteria were piloted on a subset of data and criteria refined. The established criteria were then validated against a previously validated assessment tool, and reliability was tested. Finally, the validated OQAT was used to assess the quality of articles from a 24-h collection period,

SUBMITTER: Ellis CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10357061 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature