Reliability of information about the use of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy from three major web search engines in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this study was to assess the reliability of online information, as provided by three major search engines in China, about the usage of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) during pregnancy.

Method

Over eight weeks, six physicians conducted a literature search on six computers and six smartphones at a frequency of once per week. During each web search on each computer and smartphone, three major search engines in China were used, namely, Baidu, Sogou and 360. The search terms used were a combination of words, including one AED name (valproate/oxcarbazepine/levetiracetam/lamotrigine) and one Chinese word ("huaiyun" or "renshen", which means pregnancy in Chinese). The top ten websites retrieved from each search were recorded. After the content of each website

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6306163 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature