- 作者：Marjo Prusti ; B.Sc.(Pharm)a ; b ; Susanna Lehtineva ; B.Sc.(Pharm)a ; Marika Pohjanoksa-Mä ; ntylä ; Ph.D.a ; J. Simon Bell ; Ph.D.a ; c ; d ; e ; simon.bell@unisa.edu.au
- 关键词：Antidepressive agent ; Internet ; Drug information services ; Physician patient relationship ; Finland
- 刊名：Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
- 出版年：2012
- 期刊代码：P132_15517411
- 类别：pha
- 出版时间：May-June, 2012
- 卷：8
- 期：3
- 页码：263-268
- 文件大小：145 K
Background
The Internet is a frequently used source of drug information, including among people with mental disorders. Online drug information may be narrow in scope, incomplete, and contain errors of omission.Objective
To evaluate the quality of online antidepressant drug information in English and Finnish.
Methods
Forty Web sites were identified using the search terms antidepressants and masennusl盲盲kkeet in English and Finnish, respectively. Included Web sites (14 English, 8 Finnish) were evaluated for aesthetics, interactivity, content coverage, and content correctness using published criteria. All Web sites were assessed using the Date, Author, References, Type, Sponsor (DARTS) and DISCERN quality assessment tools.
Results
English and Finnish Web sites had similar aesthetics, content coverage, and content correctness scores. English Web sites were more interactive than Finnish Web sites (P < .05). Overall, adverse drug reactions were covered on 21 of 22 Web sites; however, drug-alcohol interactions were addressed on only 9 of 22 Web sites, and dose was addressed on only 6 of 22 Web sites. Few (2/22 Web sites) provided incorrect information. The DISCERN score was significantly correlated with content coverage (r = 0.670, P < .01), content correctness (r = 0.663, P < .01), and the DARTS score (r = 0.459, P < .05).
Conclusions
No Web site provided information about all aspects of antidepressant treatment. Nevertheless, few Web sites provided incorrect information. Both English and Finnish Web sites were similar in terms of aesthetics, content coverage, and content correctness.