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Quality of websites of obstetrics and gynecology departments: a cross-sectional study

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2015
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Title
Quality of websites of obstetrics and gynecology departments: a cross-sectional study
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12884-015-0537-9
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Günther A Rezniczek, Laura Küppers, Hubertus Heuer, Lukas A Hefler, Bernd Buerkle, Clemens B Tempfer

Abstract

The internet has become an easily accessible and widely used source of healthcare information. There are, however, no standardized or commonly accepted criteria for the quality of Obstetrics and Gynecology websites. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the quality of websites of Obstetrics and Gynecology departments in German-speaking countries and to compare websites nationally and internationally. We scored 672 websites from Germany (n = 566), Austria (n = 57), and Switzerland (n = 49) using the objective criteria: Google search rank (2 items), technical aspects (11 items), navigation (8 items), and content (6 items) for a 26 point score. Scores were compared nationally and internationally. Multivariable regression models assessed good quality scores (≥50% of maximum) as the dependent variables and country, academic affiliation, being member of a healthcare consortium, confessional affiliation, and content management system (CMS) use as independent variables. The mean score of websites was 13.8 ± 3.3. 4.2% were rated as good (≥75% of maximum), 61.8% as fair (≥50% of maximum). German (14.0 ± 3.2) and Swiss (13.8 ± 4.0) websites scored significantly higher compared to Austrian websites (11.6 ± 2.5) (P < 0.001 and P = 0.005, respectively). Within Germany, academic had higher scores than non-academic departments (14.9 ± 3.2 vs. 13.7 ± 3.1, P < 0.001). Single institutions had higher scores compared to healthcare consortium institutions (14.1 ± 3.2 vs. 13.2 ± 2.6, P = 0.003). Departments in Northern and Southern states had higher scores compared to Eastern states (14.4 ± 3.2 and 14.2 ± 3.2 vs. 13.0 ± 3.0, P < 0.001). In multivariate regression models, all subscores (all: P < 0.001) independently predicted a website's reaching a good quality score, with navigation subscore as strongest predictor. Affiliations were predictors for some good individual subscores, but not for others. High content subscore was associated with good Google search rank, technical aspects, and navigation subscores. The quality of websites of Obstetrics and Gynecology departments varies widely. We found marked differences depending on country, affiliation, and region.

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Unknown 37 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 6 16%
Student > Master 5 14%
Student > Postgraduate 3 8%
Librarian 2 5%
Professor 2 5%
Other 10 27%
Unknown 9 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 11 30%
Arts and Humanities 3 8%
Business, Management and Accounting 3 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 5%
Computer Science 2 5%
Other 7 19%
Unknown 9 24%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 April 2015.
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#13,941,015
of 22,800,560 outputs
Outputs from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#2,623
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#134,464
of 265,108 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#57
of 81 outputs
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