Analysis of the quality of meningioma education resources available on the Internet.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meningiomas are the most common primary central nervous system tumors and patients face difficulty evaluating resources available online. The purpose of this study is to systematically evaluate the educational resources available for patients seeking meningioma information on the Internet.

Methods

A total of 127 meningioma websites were identified by inputting the term "meningioma" on Google and two meta-search engines. A structured rating tool developed by our research group was applied to top 100 websites to evaluate with respect to accountability, interactivity, readability, and content quality. Responses to general and personal patient questions were evaluated for promptness, accuracy, and completeness. The frequency of various social media account types was a

SUBMITTER: Lim CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8049425 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature