Table 1 Investigated quality variables for the websites (n = 76) [minimum to maximum achievable score in square brackets]
Quality variable/instrument | Md (IQR) | Range |
|---|---|---|
Comprehensiveness | ||
 Included subcategories about preventive measures [0–33] | 6.0 (5.0) | 0–16 |
 Included subcategories about self care [0–30] | 3.0 (3.25) | 0–17 |
 Total number of included subcategories [0–63] | 10.0 (8.0) | 1–26 |
DISCERN | ||
 Subscale 1 (reliability) [7-40] | 14.5 (5.0) | 9–30 |
 Subscale 2 (information about prevention and self care) [7-35] | 12.0 (5.0) | 7–21 |
 Subscale 3 (overall quality) [1-5] | 2.0 (1.0) | 1–4 |
 Total score [15–80] | 29.0 (9.0) | 19–53 |
JAMA benchmarks | ||
 Number of adhered benchmarks [0–4] | 0 (1.0) | 0–4 |
QUEST | ||
 Authorship [0–2] | 0 (1.0) | 0–2 |
 Attribution [0–9] | 3.0 (3.0) | 0–9 |
 Attribution 21 [0–2] | 1 (−) | 1 |
 Conflict of interest [0–6] | 6.0 (0) | 0–6 |
 Currency [0–2] | 2.0 (2.0) | 0–2 |
 Complementarity [0–1] | 1.0 (1.0) | 0–1 |
 Tone [0–6] | 3.0 (0) | 0–6 |
 Total score [0–28] | 13.0 (3.25) | 6–23 |