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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Published in: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Short Report

A follow-up study on the quality of alcohol dependence-related information on the web

Authors: Olivier Coquard, Sebastien Fernandez, Daniele Zullino, Yasser Khazaal

Published in: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

In order to evaluate the one-year evolution of web-based information on alcohol dependence, we re-assessed alcohol-related sites in July 2007 with the same evaluating tool that had been used to assess these sites in June 2006. Websites were assessed with a standardized form designed to rate sites on the basis of accountability, presentation, interactivity, readability, and content quality. The DISCERN scale was also used, which aimed to assist persons without content expertise in assessing the quality of written health publications. Scores were highly stable for all components of the form one year later (r = .77 to .95, p < .01). Analysis of variance for repeated measures showed no time effect, no interaction between time and scale, no interaction between time and group (affiliation categories), and no interaction between time, group, and scale. The study highlights lack of change of alcohol-dependence-related web pages across one year.
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Metadata
Title
A follow-up study on the quality of alcohol dependence-related information on the web
Authors
Olivier Coquard
Sebastien Fernandez
Daniele Zullino
Yasser Khazaal
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1747-597X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-6-13

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