Quality of DCIS information on the internet: a content analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) experience lingering confusion and anxiety, and may use the Internet for supplemental information. This study assessed the content and quality of DCIS information on the Internet.

Methods

We searched Google for English-language, publicly available DCIS information tools published from 2010 to current by non-profit organizations. We summarized tool characteristics, DCIS labels, and information important to women with DCIS corresponding to domains of a patient-centred care (PCC) framework. Tool quality was appraised with the DISCERN instrument.

Results

Of 39 tools included, most were plain language summaries published since 2016. Tools employed a median of 2.0 labels (range 1.0 to 5.0) for DCIS, most frequently non-inva

SUBMITTER: Blackwood J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661062 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature