Hong-Uyen Hua|Nadim Rayess|Angela S. Li|Diana Do|Ehsan Rahimy
Quality, Readability, and Accessibility of Online Content From a Google Search of “Macular Degeneration”: Critical Analysis
Cleveland Eye Clinic|Cleveland Clinic|Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute|Stanford University|Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute|Stanford University|Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute|Stanford University
work aims assess quality accountability readability accessibility presence spanish translation online material google search macular degenerationin retrospective crosssectional analysis website results google search macular degeneration quality accountability website assessed using discern criteria health net foundation code conduct honcode principles 31 sites independently graded 2 ophthalmologists readability evaluated using online tool presence accessibility features website spanish translation recorded primary outcome measure discern honcode quality accountability scores website secondary outcome measures included readability accessibility presence spanish translationthe mean sd criterion across 15 discern questions 2761 0666 5 mean honcode score websites 7355 3123 mean consensus reading grade level 10258 249 statistically significant differences score top 5 websites bottom 26 websites evaluated accessibility available 10 31 websites spanish translation available 10 31 websitesthe top 5 websites appeared google search better quality readability online content improving quality accountability readability help improve patients health literacy regarding macular degeneration