Selective Web Quality Bibliography
(for medical information)

http://www.slis.ua.edu/dls/quality/qualitybib.html

Prepared by Steven L. MacCall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Library & Information Studies
The University of Alabama

Last additions: 4/4/2003
Please note that some fulltext online links point to subscription-based resources.

All suggestions welcome!

Editorials and Commentary | General Articles | Empirical Studies | Selected Evaluation Criteria

Editorials and Commentary

  1. Coiera E. (1998). Information epidemics, economics, and immunity on the Internet. BMJ 317:1469-70. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  2. Delamothe T. (2000). Quality of websites: Kitemarking the west wind. BMJ 321:843-4. [Fulltext online]
  3. Eysenbach G. (2001). An ontology of quality initiatives and a model for decentralized, collaborative quality management on the (semantic) World Wide Web. Journal of Medical Internet Research 3:e34. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  4. Kiley R. (1998). Quality of medical information on the Internet. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 91:369-70. [MEDLINE]
  5. Markman M. (1998). Cancer information and the Internet: Benefits and risks. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 65:274-6. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  6. McLeod SD. (1998). The quality of medical information on the Internet: A new public health concern. Archives of Ophthalmology 116:1663-1665. [MEDLINE]
  7. OReilly M. (1999). Developing a code of conduct for the Web. Canadian Medical Association Journal 161:1301. [Fulltext online]
  8. Purcell GP, Wilson D.  (2002). The quality of health information on the Internet. BMJ 324:557-8. [Fulltext online]
  9. Risk A, Petersen C. (2002). Health information on the Internet: Quality issues and international initiatives. JAMA 287:2713-5. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  10. Shepperd S, Charnock D.  (2002). Against Internet exceptionalism. BMJ 324:556-7. [Fulltext online]
  11. Silberg WM, Lundberg GD, Musacchio RA. (1997). Assessing, controlling, and assuring the quality of medical information on the Internet: Caveant Lector et Viewor--let the reader and viewer beware. JAMA 277:1244-45. [MEDLINE]
  12. Spitzer AR. (2004). The Internet—A new medical problem or invaluable ally? Pediatrics 114:817-19. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  13. Wyatt JC (1997). Commentary: measuring quality and impact of the World Wide Web. BMJ 314:1879. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]

General Articles

  1. Craan F, Oleske DM. (2002). Medical information and the Internet: do you know what you are getting? Journal of Medical Systems 26:511-8. [MEDLINE]
  2. Dyer KA. (2001). Ethical challenges of medicine and health on the Internet: A review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 3:e23. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  3. Eshleman AM. (2002). Quality assurance and risk management in on-line medical discussion groups. American Journal of Medical Quality17(3):89-93. [MEDLINE]
  4. Gomez E. (1997). Take steps to assess the quality of cancer information on the Internet. ONS News 12(9):9. [MEDLINE]
  5. Hardt J. (2002). Finding reliable health-care information on the internet. Issue brief (Center for Medicare Education) 3(6):1-4. [MEDLINE]
  6. Health Summit Working Group (Health Information Technology Institute of Mitretek Systems) (n.d.). Criteria for Assessing the Quality of Health Information on the Internet - Policy Paper. [Fulltext online]
  7. Hodson-Carlton K, Dorner JL. (1999). An electronic approach to evaluating healthcare web resources. Nurse Educator 24(5):21-6. [MEDLINE]
  8. Hu W, Siegfried EC, Siegel DM. (2002). Product-related emphasis of skin disease information online. Archives of Dermatology 138:775-80. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  9. Kamel Boulos MN, Roudsari AV, Gordon C, Muir Gray JA. (2001). The use of quality benchmarking in assessing web resources for the Dermatology Virtual Branch Library of the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH). Journal of Medical Internet Research 3:e5. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  10. Karp S, Monroe AF. (2002). Quality of healthcare information on the Internet: caveat emptor still rules. Managed Care Quarterly 10(2):3-8. [MEDLINE]
  11. Kibbe DC, Smith PP, LaVallee R, Bailey D, Bard M. (1997). A guide to finding and evaluating best practices health care information on the Internet: the truth is out there? Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement 23:678-689. [MEDLINE]
  12. Jenkins RD, Grey-Lloyd J, Hancock C. (1998). Medical resources on the Internet: searching and appraising. Hospital Medicine 59:408-410. [MEDLINE]
  13. Marra CA, Carleton BC, Lynd LD, Marra F, McDougal AR, Chow D, McKerrow R. (1996). Drug and poison information resources on the Internet, Part 2: Identification and evaluation. Pharmacotherapy 16:806-818. [MEDLINE]
  14. McNab A, Anagnostelis B, Cooke A. (1997). Never mind the quality, check the badge-width! Ariadne #9. [Fulltext online]
  15. Norman F. (1997). Digital libraries--a quality concept. International Journal of Medical Informatics 47:61-64. [MEDLINE]
  16. Pealer LN, Dorman SM. (1997). Evaluating health-related Web sites. Journal of School Health 67:232-235. [MEDLINE]
  17. Powell JA, Darvell M, Gray JM. (2003). The doctor, the patient and the world-wide web: how the internet is changing healthcare. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 96:74-76. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  18. Rampil IJ. (1998). Medical Information on the Internet. Anesthesiology 89:1233-45. [MEDLINE]
  19. Schneider K. (1998). Prescription for success: medical resources on the Internet. American Libraries 29(10):71-72. [Fulltext online]
  20. Smith CE, Cha J, Puno F, Magee JD, Bingham J, Van Gorp M. (2002). Quality assurance processes for designing patient education web sites. Computers, Informatics, Nursing 20:191-200. [MEDLINE]
  21. Swartz MK. (1998). Evaluating information on the Internet. Journal of Pediatric Health Care 12:335-7. [MEDLINE]
  22. Terry N. (2002). Regulating health information: A US perspective. BMJ 324:602-6. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  23. Terry N. (2001). Rating the “raters”: Legal exposure of trustmark authorities in the context of consumer health informatics. Journal of  Medical Internet Research 2:e18. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  24. Thom DH, Polosa R. (2002). Obtaining good quality medical information from the World Wide Web. Annali Italiani di Medicina Interna 17:31-40. [MEDLINE]
  25. Williams P, Nicholas D, Huntington P, McLean F. (2002). Surfing for health: user evaluation of a health information website. Part one: Background and literature review. Health Information Libraries Journal 19: 98-108. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  26. Wilson P. (2002). How to find the good and avoid the bad or ugly: A short guide to tools for rating quality of health information on the Internet. BMJ 324:598-602. [Fulltext online]
  27. Wootton JC. (1997). The quality of information on women's health on the Internet. Journal of Womens Health 6:575-581. [MEDLINE]

Empirical Studies

  1. Allen JW, Finch RJ, Coleman MG, Nathanson LK, O'Rourke NA, Fielding GA. (2002). The poor quality of information about laparoscopy on the World Wide Web as indexed by popular search engines. Surgical Endoscopy 16:170-2. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  2. Berland GK. (2001). Health information on the Internet: Accessibility, quality, and readability in English and Spanish. JAMA 285:2612-21. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  3. Bichakjian CK, Schwartz JL, Wang TS, Hall JM, Johnson TM, Biermann JS. (2002). Melanoma information on the Internet: often incomplete--a public health opportunity? Journal of Clinical Oncology 20:134-41. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  4. Branfoot T, Oliver CW. (1999). A review of the quality of trauma protocols on the Internet. Injury 30:1-7. [MEDLINE]
  5. Butler L, Foster NE. (2003). Back pain online: a cross-sectional survey of the quality of web-based information on low back pain. Spine 28:395-401. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  6. Chestnutt IG. (2002). The nature and quality of periodontal related patient information on the world-wide web. British Dental Journal 193:657-9. [MEDLINE]
  7. Clark EJ. (2002). Health care web sites: are they reliable? Journal of Medical Systems 26:519-28. [MEDLINE]
  8. Craigie M, Loader B, Burrows R, Muncer S. (2002). Reliability of health information on the Internet: An examination of experts' ratings. Journal of Medical Internet Research 4:e2. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  9. Crocco AG, Villasis-Keever M, Jadad AR. (2002). Analysis of cases of harm associated with use of health information on the internet. JAMA 287:2869-71. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  10. Croft DR, Peterson MW. (2002). An evaluation of the quality and contents of asthma education on the World Wide Web. Chest 121:1301-7. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  11. Culver JD, Gerr F, Frumkin H. (1997). Medical information on the Internet: A study of an electronic bulletin board. Journal of General Internal Medicine 12:466-470. [MEDLINE]
  12. Eysenbach G, Powell J, Kuss O, Sa ER. (2002). Empirical studies assessing the quality of health information for consumers on the World Wide Web . JAMA 287:2691-2700. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  13. Eysenbach G, Kohler C. (2002). How do consumers search for and appraise health information on the World Wide Web? Qualitative study using focus groups, usability tests, and in-depth interviews. BMJ 324:573-7. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  14. Eysenbach G, Diepgen TL. (1998). Towards quality management of medical information on the Internet: Evaluation, labelling, and filtering of information. BMJ 317:1496-1502. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  15. Fallis D, Fricke M. (2002). Indicators of accuracy of consumer health information on the Internet: A study of indicators relating to information for managing fever in children in the home. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 9:73-9. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  16. Gagliardi A, Jadad AR. (2002). Examination of instruments used to rate quality of health information on the Internet: Chronicle of a voyage with an unclear destination. BMJ 324:569-73. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  17. Gilliam AD, Speake WJ, Scholefield JH, Beckingham IJ. (2003). Finding the best from the rest: evaluation of the quality of patient information on the Internet. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 85:44-6. [MEDLINE]
  18. Griffiths KM, Christensen H. (2002). The quality and accessibility of Australian depression sites on the World Wide Web. Medical Journal of Australia 176 Suppl:S97-S104. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online (also PDF)]
  19. Groot D, ter Riet G, Khan KS, Misso K. (2001). Comparison of search strategies and quality of medical information of the Internet: a study relating to ankle sprain. Injury 32:473-6. [MEDLINE]
  20. Hardwick JC, MacKenzie FM. (2003). Information contained in miscarriage-related websites and the predictive value of website scoring systems. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reprodive Biology 106:60-3. [MEDLINE]
  21. Hoffman-Goetz L, Clarke JN. (2000). Quality of breast cancer sites on the world wide web. Canadian Journal of Public Health 91:281-4. [MEDLINE]
  22. Howitt A, Clement S, de Lusignan S, Thiru K, Goodwin D, Wells S. (2002). An evaluation of general practice websites in the UK. Family Practice 19(5):547-56. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  23. Impicciatore P, Pandolfini C, Casella N, Bonati M. (1997). Reliability of health information for the public on the world wide web: Systematic survey of advice on managing fever in children at home. BMJ 314:1875-9. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  24. Jadad AR, Gagliardi A. (1998). Rating health information on the Internet: Navigating to knowledge or to Babel? JAMA 279:611-614. [MEDLINE]
  25. Jejurikar SS, Rovak JM, Kuzon WM Jr, Chung KC, Kotsis SV, Cederna PS. (2002). Evaluation of plastic surgery information on the Internet. Annals of Plastic Surgury 49:460-5. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  26. Kim P, Eng TR, Deering MJ, Maxfield A. (1999).  Published criteria for evaluating health related web sites: Review. BMJ 318:647-649. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  27. Kisely SR. (2002). Treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome and the Internet: a systematic survey of what your patients are reading. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 36:240-5. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  28. Kunst H, Khan KS. (2002). Quality of web-based medical information on stable COPD: Comparison of non-commercial and commercial websites. Health Information Libraries Journal 19:42-8. [MEDLINE]
  29. Latthe M, Latthe PM, Charlton R. (2000). Quality of information on emergency contraception on the Internet. British Journal of Family Planning 26:39-43. [MEDLINE]
  30. Latthe PM, Latthe M, Khan KS. (2000). Quality of medical information about menorrhagia on the Worldwide Web. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 107:39-43. [MEDLINE]
  31. Licciardone JC, Smith-Barbaro P, Coleridge ST. (2001). Use of the Internet as a resource for consumer health information: Results of the second Osteopathic survey of health care in America (OSTEOSURV-II). Journal of Medical Internet Research 3:e31. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  32. Lissman TL, Boehnlein JK. (2001).  A critical review of Internet information about depression. Psychiatric Services 52:1046-50. [MEDLINE]
  33. Madan AK, Frantzides CT, Pesce CE. (2003). The quality of information about laparoscopic bariatric surgery on the Internet. Surgical Endoscopy. [MEDLINE]
  34. Martin-Facklam M, Kostrzewa M, Schubert F, Gasse C, Haefeli WE. (2002). Quality markers of drug information on the Internet: an evaluation of sites about St. John's wort. American Journal of Medicine 113:740-5. [MEDLINE]
  35. Mashiach R, Seidman GI, Seidman DS. (2002). Use of mifepristone as an example of conflicting and misleading medical information on the Internet. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 109:437-42. [MEDLINE]
  36. Matthews SC, Camacho A, Mills PJ, Dimsdale JE. (2003). The internet for medical information about cancer: help or hindrance? Psychosomatics 44:100-3. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  37. Maugans TA, McComb JG, Levy ML. (1998). The Internet as a pediatric neurosurgery information resource. Pediatric Neurosurgery 28:186-90. [MEDLINE]
  38. Mazzi CP, Kidd M. (2002). A framework for the evaluation of Internet-based diabetes management. Journal of Medical Internet Research 4:e1. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  39. McClung HJ, Murray, RD & Heitlinger, LA. (1998).  The Internet as a source for current patient information. Pediatrics 101: e2. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  40. Meric F, et. al. (2002). Breast cancer on the World Wide Web: Cross sectional survey of quality of information and popularity of websites. BMJ 324:577-81. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  41. Mashiach R, Seidman GI, Seidman DS. (2002). Use of mifepristone as an example of conflicting and misleading medical information on the internet. BJOG 109:437-42. [MEDLINE]
  42. Murero M, D’Ancona G, Karamanoukian H. (2001). Use of the Internet by patients before and after cardiac surgery: Telephone survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research 3:e27. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  43. Norum J. (2001). Evaluation of Norwegian cancer hospitals’ web sites and explorative survey among cancer patients on their use of the Internet. Journal of Medical Internet Research 3:e30. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  44. Okamura K, Bernstein J, Fidler AT. (2002). Assessing the quality of infertility resources on the World Wide Web: tools to guide clients through the maze of fact and fiction. Journal of Midwifery and Womens Health 47:264-8. [MEDLINE]
  45. Pandolfini C, Bonati M. (2002). Follow up of quality of public oriented health information on the World Wide Web: Systematic re-evaluation. BMJ 324:582-3. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  46. Reed M, Anderson C. (2002). Evaluation of patient information Internet web sites about menopause and hormone replacement therapy. Maturitas 43:135-54. [MEDLINE]
  47. Sacchetti P, Zvara P, Plante MK. (1999). The Internet and patient education--resources and their reliability: focus on a select urologic topic. Urology 53:1117-20. [MEDLINE]
  48. Sandvik H. (1999). Health information and interaction on the Internet: A survey of female urinary incontinence. BMJ 319:29-32. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  49. Soot LC, Moneta GL, Edwards JM. (1999). Vascular surgery and the Internet: A poor source of patient-oriented information. Journal of Vascular Surgery 30:84-91. [MEDLINE]
  50. Wolfe RM, Sharp LK, Lipsky MS. (2002). Content and design attributes of antivaccination web sites. JAMA 287:3245-8. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]

Selected Evaluation Criteria

  1. Cooke A, Gray L. (2002). Evaluating the quality of internet-based information about alternative therapies: development of the BIOME guidelines. Journal of Public Health Medicine 24:261-7. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  2. Evaluating Health-related Web Sites. Office of Health Promotions, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. [Access document]
  3. Library Evaluation Criteria for Web Site Links. James S. Todd Memorial Library, American Medical Association. [Access document]
  4. Mazzi CP, Kidd M. (2002). A framework for the evaluation of Internet-based diabetes management. Journal of Medical Internet Research 4(1):e1. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]
  5. Principles. Health on the Net Code of Conduct for Medical and Health Web Sites. [Access document]
  6. Shepperd S, Charnock D, Cook A. (2002). A 5-star system for rating the quality of information based on DISCERN. Health Information Libraries Journal 19:42-8. [MEDLINE | Fulltext online]