Table 1 Quality assessment of the included websites (n = 36)
Criteria | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
HONcode | ||
Certified | 1 | 2.8 |
Not certified | 35 | 97.2 |
DISCERN | ||
High (≥ 65) | 0 | 0.0 |
Moderate (33–64) | 13 | 36.1 |
Low (16–32) | 23 | 63.9 |
JAMA Benchmarks | ||
No item met | 2 | 5.6 |
One item met | 8 | 22.2 |
Two Items met | 15 | 41.7 |
Three items met | 7 | 19.4 |
Four items met | 4 | 11.1 |
Authorship - JAMA | ||
0 (Not met) | 20 | 55.6 |
1 (Met) | 16 | 44.4 |
Attribution - JAMA | ||
0 (Not met) | 23 | 63.9 |
1 (Met) | 13 | 36.1 |
Disclosure - JAMA | ||
0 (Not met) | 12 | 33.3 |
1 (Met) | 24 | 66.7 |
Currency - JAMA | ||
0 (Not met) | 14 | 38.9 |
1 (Met) | 22 | 61.1 |