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To evaluate the educational content, quality, and readability of statin-related information accessible via major internet search engines and YouTube.

June 24, 2023European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Assessment of internet-based information on statin therapy

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JKJing Yi KwanLeeds General Infirmary FSFabio StoccoLeeds General Infirmary DSD. ScottLouisiana State University

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Cross-sectional analysis finds poor quality and low readability across online statin resources, highlighting the need for clinician-guided educational materials.

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To evaluate the educational content, quality, and readability of statin-related information accessible via major internet search engines and YouTube.
Screened the first 50 results from Google, Yahoo!, and Bing, as well as the first 20 YouTube videos for the search term 'statin' using two independent assessors.
Assessed websites using the Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) score, the University of Michigan Consumer Health Website Evaluation Checklist, and a customized statin content scoring system.
Scored videos using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria, Global Quality Score (GQS), and the customized content tool.
Websites demonstrated difficult readability with a median FRE score of 57.5 (IQR 52.1–62.3), a median Michigan score of 36 (IQR 32–41.5), and a median content score of 5 (IQR 3.75–7), with high interobserver correlation (Michigan ICC = 0.968; content ICC = 0.944).
YouTube videos displayed low educational quality with a median JAMA score of 2, median GQS of 2.5, and median content score of 2.5 (JAMA ICC = 0.746; GQS ICC = 0.874; content ICC = 0.946).

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Kwan et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab322a89fb4763879b3995a https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad061

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Cross-sectional analysis finds poor quality and low readability across online statin resources, highlighting the need for clinician-guided educational materials.

Assessment of internet-based information on statin therapy

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Assessment of internet-based information on statin therapy

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