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Quality of Persian Addiction Websites: A Survey Based on Silberg, Discern and Wqet Instruments (2011) Publisher



Zahedi R1 ; Taheri B2 ; Shahrzadi L3 ; Tazhibi M4 ; Ashrafirizi H1
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  1. 1. Medical library and information Science, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Scientometric, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Medical Library and Information Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Acta Informatica Medica Published:2013


Abstract

Background: Nowadays, World Wide Web is an accessible and widespread resource to attain medical information. So physicians and health institutions try to inform patients about different domains of medicine through Web. Addiction is a noteworthy subject in medicine and a controversial issue among them. However, quality of health information on the internet is doubtful. The objective of this study is to determine the quality of Persian addiction websites to offer recommendation for their improvement. Methods: This was survey and an applied study that the study population was all Persian addiction websites. Sample of this study was 28 Persian addiction website which were chosen by searching Persian equivalences of 7 key terms (addiction, addict, addiction center, drug, treatment of addiction, recovery of addiction, addiction withdrawal) into the Google and Yahoo search engines. Finally, the websites were ranked based on the Silberg, DI SCERN and WQET instruments. Data were analyzed with Excel software using descriptive statistics. Results: The overall mean of websites in Silberg, DI SCERN and WQET instruments were 1.42, 41.89, 64.57. Also the results showed that Unit of Substance Abuse Treatment belonging to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences was ranked first based on the Silberg, DI SCERN and WQET instruments. 5 (from total of 9), 60 (from total of 80) and 82 (from total of normalized grade 82) were grades for this website for these instruments respectively. Conclusion: It showed that the quality of Persian websites according to Silberg, DI SCERN and WQET instruments was low, more than half and very good respectively. Not assigning date of entering data, author names, and references of information (authority) were most important missing characteristics of these websites. In addition, lack of interactive opportunities like chat rooms was another problem that leads to dissatisfaction of users. © AVICENA 2013.
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