Online Information on Dysmenorrhea: An Evaluation of Readability, Credibility, Quality, and Usability

Aims and objectives To evaluate online information on dysmenorrhoea, including readability, credibility, quality and usability. Background Menstrual pain impacts 45%–95% of women of reproductive age globally and is the leading cause of school and work absences among women. Women often seek online information on dysmenorrhoea; however, little is known about the information quality. Design This was a descriptive study to evaluate online information on dysmenorrhoea. Methods We imitated search strategies of the general public. Specifically, we employed the three most popular search engines worldwide—Google, Yahoo and Bing—and used lay search terms, “period pain” and “menstrual cramps.” We screened 60 web pages. Following removal of duplicates and irrelevant web pages, 25 met the eligibility criteria. Two team members independently evaluated the included web pages using standardised tools. Readability was evaluated with the Flesch–Kincaid Reading Ease and Flesch–Kincaid Grade formulas; credibility, quality and usability were evaluated with established tools. We followed the STROBE checklist for reporting this study. Results For readability, the mean Flesch–Kincaid level was 10th grade. For credibility, 8% of web pages referenced scientific literature and 28% stated the author's name and qualifications. For quality, no web page employed user‐driven content production; 8% of web pages referenced evidence‐based guidelines, 32% of web pages had accurate content, and 4% of web pages recommended shared decision‐making. Most web pages were interactive and included nontextual information. Some nontextual information was inaccurate. Conclusion Online information on dysmenorrhoea has generally low readability, mixed credibility and variable quality. Relevance to clinical practice Strategies to improve health information on dysmenorrhoea include avoiding complex terms, incorporating visual aids, presenting evidence‐based information and developing a decision aid to support shared decision‐making. Healthcare providers should be aware of the problematic health information that individuals are exposed to and provide education about how to navigate online health information

Parent-Led Activity and Nutrition (plan) for Healthy Living: Design and Methods

Child obesity has become an important public health concern, especially in rural areas. Primary care providers are well positioned to intervene with children and their parents, but encounter many barriers to addressing child overweight and obesity. This paper describes the design and methods of a cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate a parent-mediated approach utilizing physician\u27s brief motivational interviewing and parent group sessions to treat child (ages 5–11 years) overweight and obesity in the primary care setting in Southern Appalachia. Specific aims of this pilot project will be 1) to establish a primary care based and parent-mediated childhood overweight intervention program in the primary care setting, 2) to explore the efficacy of this intervention in promoting healthier weight status and health behaviors of children, and 3) to examine the acceptability and feasibility of the approach among parents and primary care providers. If proven to be effective, this approach may be an exportable model to other primary care practices

Bibliography of the history of medicine.

No. 6- issued as U. S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare. DHEW publication no. (NIH) 72-315.Mode of access: Internet.Vols. for 1965- issued by the History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine

Index medicus /

Vols. for 1960-65 include separate section called Recent United States publications, which consists of reproductions of the National Library of Medicine catalog cards for current titlesJan. issues include List of journals indexed in Index medicus, also issued separately, ISSN 0093-3821Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headingsVols. for 1960-64 issued in three parts: pt. 1, Author index; pts. 2-3, Subject index; 1965- number of parts variesVols. 1-3, no. 1 called "new series."Vols. for 1960-65 include separate section called Recent United States publications, which consists of reproductions of the National Library of Medicine catalog cards for current titlesJan. issues include List of journals indexed in Index medicus, also issued separately, ISSN 0093-3821Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headingsMode of access: Internet.In 1967 absorbed Bibliography of medical reviews and is now issued as a section called: Monthly bibliography of medical reviews within the Index medicus and the Cumulated index medicusIssued also in annual cumulations with title: Cumulated index medicus, ISSN 0090-1423U.S. Depository Cop

Medical subject headings:

Mode of access: Internet.Vols. for issued by National Library of Medicine, Medical Subject Headings Section.Issues for 1983- supplemented by: Medical subject headings. Supplementary chemical records.Companion to: Medical subject headings: tree structures; Medical subject headings: tree annotations; and: Permuted medical subject headings

National Library of Medicine recommended formats for bibliographic citation /

"April 1991."Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet

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Monthly bibliography of medical reviews.

Mode of access: Internet.Continued as a section within: Index medicus, ISSN 0019-3879, and: Cumulated index medicus, ISSN 0090-1423

The principles of MEDLARS.

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