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Table 2 DISCERN Instrument Ratings and HONcode Search

From: The quality of online consumer health information at the intersection of complementary and alternative medicine and arthritis

Section

SECTION 1 Is the publication reliable?

SECTION 2 How good is the quality of information on treatment choices?

SECTION 3 Overall Rating of the Publication

 

HONcode Search

DISCERN Question

1. Are the aims clear?

2. Does it achieve its aims?

3. Is it relevant?

4. Is it clear what sources of information were used to compile the publication (other than the author or producer)?

5. Is it clear when the information used or reported in the publication was produced?

6. Is it balanced and unbiased?

7. Does it provide details of additional sources of support and information?

8. Does it refer to areas of uncertainty?

9. Does it describe how each treatment works?

10.Does it describe the benefits of each treatment?

11. Does it describe the risks of each treatment?

12. Does it describe what would happen if no treatment is used?

13. Does it describe how the treatment choices affect overall quality of life?

14. Is it clear that there may be more than one possible treatment choice?

15. Does it provide support for shared decision-making?

16. Based on the answers to all of the above questions, rate the overall quality of the publication as a source of information about treatment choices

Standard Deviation of Overall Score (Q16)

DISCERN Score (Sum of Q1-Q15)

Is it certified by HONcode (yes/no)

Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/

5.00

4.50

4.50

4.00

5.00

5.00

4.50

5.00

4.00

5.00

3.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.64

0.05

69.50

Yes

UpToDate

https://www.uptodate.com/

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.00

4.50

4.00

2.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.64

0.05

69.50

Yes

Medical News Today

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/

4.50

5.00

4.50

4.50

5.00

4.00

4.50

5.00

4.00

5.00

2.50

5.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

4.50

0.14

67.50

Yes

Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center

https://www.hopkinsarthritis.org/

5.00

5.00

4.50

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

3.00

4.50

3.00

2.50

5.00

5.00

4.50

4.47

0.00

67.00

No

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

4.50

5.00

3.00

5.00

4.50

4.00

2.00

5.00

5.00

4.47

0.09

67.00

No

St. Luke’s Hospital

https://www.stlukes-stl.com/

3.00

5.00

5.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

4.50

5.00

3.00

4.50

3.50

3.50

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.43

0.14

66.00

No

WebMD

https://www.webmd.com/

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.00

4.00

5.00

4.50

5.00

3.00

4.50

3.00

5.00

2.50

5.00

5.00

4.37

0.05

65.50

Yes

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health University of Wisconsin

https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/

4.50

5.00

5.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

3.50

5.00

3.50

5.00

4.50

5.00

2.50

5.00

5.00

4.37

0.05

65.50

No

Arthritis Health

https://www.arthritis-health.com/

4.50

4.50

4.50

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.00

4.50

3.00

1.00

3.50

5.00

5.00

4.30

0.14

64.50

Yes

Everyday Health

https://www.everydayhealth.com/

4.50

5.00

4.50

3.00

4.00

3.00

2.50

5.00

3.50

5.00

3.00

5.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

4.14

0.09

62.00

Yes

Healthline

https://www.healthline.com/

4.50

5.00

4.50

4.00

4.50

4.00

5.00

5.00

2.50

5.00

3.50

1.50

2.50

5.00

5.00

4.10

0.04

61.50

Yes

Practical Pain Management

https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/

4.50

5.00

4.00

4.00

4.50

3.50

4.00

5.00

3.50

5.00

2.00

2.50

4.00

5.00

5.00

4.10

0.24

61.50

Yes

Spine Universe

https://www.spineuniverse.com/

4.50

4.00

4.50

2.50

3.50

3.50

3.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

3.50

5.00

4.50

5.00

5.00

4.03

0.14

60.50

Yes

National Health Service United Kingdom

https://www.nhs.uk/

4.50

4.00

4.00

3.50

5.00

2.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.00

2.00

1.00

5.00

5.00

4.10

0.14

60.00

No

Arthritis Society

https://arthritis.ca/

5.00

5.00

5.00

2.00

1.50

3.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

3.00

5.00

3.00

5.00

5.00

3.97

0.05

59.50

No

The Chalkboard Mag

https://thechalkboardmag.com/

5.00

5.00

4.50

4.50

4.00

2.50

5.00

1.50

3.50

4.50

1.50

3.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

3.97

0.05

59.50

No

Arthritis Foundation

https://www.arthritis.org/

5.00

5.00

4.50

3.00

2.5.00

3.00

2.50

4.00

4.50

5.00

3.50

1.00

4.50

5.00

5.00

3.87

0.09

58.00

No

BMI Healthcare

https://www.bmihealthcare.co.uk/

4.00

4.00

3.50

4.50

2.00

3.00

5.00

1.50

3.50

5.00

1.50

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

3.84

0.05

57.50

No

Versus Arthritis

https://www.versusarthritis.org/

4.50

5.00

5.00

1.50

2.00

4.00

3.00

4.50

4.00

4.50

4.00

2.00

3.00

5.00

5.00

3.80

0.00

57.00

No

Nursing Times

https://www.nursingtimes.net/

5.00

5.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

1.50

5.00

1.00

3.50

3.50

2.00

1.50

4.50

5.00

3.77

0.14

56.50

No

Arthritis Australia

https://arthritisaustralia.com.au/

5.00

4.00

4.00

3.00

3.00

2.50

5.00

5.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

1.00

1.50

5.00

5.00

3.74

0.09

56.00

Yes

Praana

https://praanaim.com/

4.00

4.00

4.50

4.00

3.00

2.00

5.00

4.50

1.50

3.00

1.50

5.00

5.00

4.00

5.00

3.74

0.09

56.00

No

Arthritis South Australia

https://arthritissa.org.au/

5.00

3.50

4.00

1.00

2.00

2.50

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

1.00

1.50

5.00

5.00

3.70

0.04

55.50

No

Health

https://www.health.com/

5.00

4.50

3.50

1.00

2.50

2.50

1.00

5.00

3.00

5.00

2.00

2.00

4.50

5.00

5.00

3.44

0.05

51.50

No

Markham Integrative Medicine

https://integrative-medicine.ca/

3.50

3.00

3.00

1.50

1.00

2.50

5.00

5.00

3.50

4.00

3.50

3.00

4.00

4.00

5.00

3.44

0.23

51.50

No

American College of Rheumatology

https://www.rheumatology.org/

4.50

3.00

3.00

1.00

2.50

3.00

5.00

5.00

2.50

3.00

4.00

1.00

3.00

5.00

5.00

3.37

0.05

50.50

No

HealthLink British Columbia

https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/

4.50

3.00

4.00

1.00

2.50

4.00

2.00

5.00

2.00

3.50

2.50

3.00

3.00

5.00

5.00

3.34

0.19

50.00

No

University of Wisconsin-Madison Health

https://www.uwhealth.org/

5.00

3.50

4.00

1.00

2.50

4.00

1.00

5.00

2.00

3.50

2.50

3.00

3.00

5.00

5.00

3.34

0.19

50.00

No

Creaky Joints

https://creakyjoints.org

4.50

3.00

4.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

5.00

3.50

4.00

3.50

2.00

2.50

5.00

5.00

3.27

0.19

49.00

No

Consumer Reports

https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm

5.00

2.50

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.00

4.00

5.00

2.50

4.00

2.50

1.00

1.00

5.00

5.00

3.30

0.04

48.50

No

Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges

https://aanmc.org/

5.00

3.00

5.00

3.00

2.50

2.50

4.00

1.00

4.00

5.00

1.50

1.00

2.50

5.00

2.50

3.17

0.05

47.50

No

Integrative Medicine Center of Western Colorado

https://imcwc.com/

5.00

3.50

3.50

1.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

5.00

3.50

4.50

2.00

3.00

2.00

5.00

4.50

3.10

0.14

46.50

No

Philadelphia Integrative Medicine

https://philly-im.com/

4.50

2.00

2.50

1.50

4.00

2.50

4.00

5.00

2.00

3.00

2.00

1.00

3.00

5.00

2.50

2.97

0.05

44.50

No

Zanjabee

http://www.zanjabee.com/

4.00

3.50

4.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

1.50

1.50

4.00

4.50

1.00

4.00

3.00

5.00

4.00

2.94

0.19

44.00

No

Center for Holistic Medicine

http://holistic-medicine.com/

4.00

3.50

3.50

1.00

2.50

2.00

4.00

1.50

4.00

4.50

1.00

3.00

1.00

5.00

3.00

2.90

0.04

43.50

No

Integrated Medical Solutions of Knoxville

https://www.integratedmedicalsolutionsknox.com/

3.50

3.00

3.50

1.00

1.00

3.00

1.50

1.00

3.00

5.00

1.00

4.00

1.50

5.00

3.00

2.67

0.19

40.00

No

Dr. Weil

https://www.drweil.com/

4.50

3.00

3.00

1.00

1.00

3.00

3.00

1.00

2.00

2.50

1.00

5.00

1.50

5.00

1.50

2.53

0.00

38.00

No

Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic

https://rsnc.ca/

3.00

3.50

2.50

1.00

1.00

1.50

1.00

1.00

2.00

3.50

1.00

1.00

4.00

4.00

2.00

2.14

0.09

32.00

No

TOTAL Means

4.53

4.08

4.09

2.76

3.12

3.26

3.62

4.08

3.30

4.38

2.78

2.92

3.16

4.91

4.54

3.71

0.10

55.53

 

TOTAL Standard Deviations

0.56

0.90

0.73

1.51

1.47

1.16

1.39

1.54

0.97

0.72

1.13

1.54

1.33

0.28

0.98

0.63

0.07

9.37