Evaluation of the Liver Disease Information in Baidu Encyclopedia and Wikipedia: Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The internet has changed the way of people acquiring health information. Previous studies have shown that Wikipedia is a reasonably reliable medical resource, and it has been ranked higher than other general websites in various search engines. Baidu Encyclopedia is one of the most popular encyclopedia websites in China. However, no studies have shown the quality of the content provided in the Baidu Encyclopedia.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the quality of liver disease information provided by Wikipedia (in English) and Baidu Encyclopedia (in Chinese) and to perform a comparison of the quality and timeliness of the articles published in these two encyclopedias. Moreover, a 3-year follow-up study was conducted to compare if the information in both these we

SUBMITTER: Sun F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7850904 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature