The quality of internet information on psychosis treatment for Australian people (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Wilhelm ◽  
Tonelle Handley ◽  
Catherine McHugh McHugh ◽  
David Lowenstein ◽  
Kristy Arrold
Keyword(s):  
Review Process ◽  
Substantial Improvement ◽  
Website Quality ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Internet Information ◽  
Editorial Review ◽  
Assess Quality ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Over Time

BACKGROUND The internet is increasingly seen as an important source of health information for consumers and their families. Accessing information related to their illness and treatment enables consumers to more confidently discuss their health and treatments with their doctors, but the abundance of readily available information also means can be confusing in terms of how reliable the information to enable consumers, families and clinicians to participate in the decision-making process of their care. OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to rate the quality of websites with psychosis-related information (using a validated instrument (DISCERN) and purpose-developed Psychosis Website Quality Checklist (PWQC) to assess quality over time and aid professionals in directing consumers to the best available information. METHODS Entering search terms ‘psychotic’, ‘psychosis’, ‘schizophrenia’, ‘delusion’, ‘hallucination’ into the search engine Google (www.google.com.au) provided 25 websites evaluated by DISCERN and PWQC at two time points, January-March 2014, and January-March 2018, by three diverse health professionals. RESULTS Only the six highest ranked achieved DISCERN scores indicating “good” quality. The overall mean scores of websites were 43.96 (SD=12.08) indicating “fair” quality. PWQC ratings were high on “availability and usability” but poor on “credibility,” “currency,” and “breadth and accuracy”, with no substantial improvement quality over time. Having an editorial/ review process (56% of websites) was significantly associated with higher quality scores on both scales. CONCLUSIONS The quality of available information was ‘fair’ and had not significantly improved over time. While higher-quality websites exist, there is no easy way to assess this on face value. Having a readily identifiable editorial/review process was one indicator of website quality. CLINICALTRIAL Not applicable

Impact of Urbanization on Health and Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 206-248
Author(s):  
Rita Afsar ◽  
Mahabub Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Capita Expenditure ◽  
Disease Patterns ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Impact Of Urbanization ◽  
Assess Quality ◽  
Over Time

This chapter focuses on the qualitative changes in the lives of the city dwellers, particularly the poorer ones, regarding the scope for them to benefit from the city’s growing prosperity like their non-poor counterparts. It does so by examining the state of health and education of all. It estimates morbidity rates and highlights disease patterns to assess changes and identify the affected groups. To assess quality of health, it analyses their treatment-seeking behaviour, immunization of children, and whether the determinants of good health are changing over time. It examines changes in enrolment rates of children, adolescents and youth group, and gender parity at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Whether the quality of human capital has improved over time is also assessed by analysing the trends in adult literacy, educational attainment, and per capita expenditure in health and education in order to attain the main outcomes—equity and social inclusion.

On the Need for Users of the Powder Diffraction File to Update Regularly

1987 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Jenkins ◽  
Mark Holomany ◽  
Winnie Wong-Ng
Keyword(s):  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
Powder Diffraction File ◽  
Editorial Review

AbstractThe International Centre for Diffraction Data has an ongoing program to ensure the quality of data in the Powder Diffraction File (PDF) reflects current requirements of the powder diffraction community. Annual updates are made available, comprising of around 1800 new patterns and 200 replacement patterns, but current statistics indicate that only about 20% of users of the PDF take advantage of these updates. This paper reviews changes which have been inplemented in the editorial review process to continuously monitor and review pattern quality and gives examples of better data which have resulted from these changes.

scholarly journals Area-level socioeconomic disparity trends in nutritional status among 5–6-year-old children in Israel

2020 ◽  
Vol 105 (11) ◽  
pp. 1049-1054
Author(s):  
Yiska Loewenberg Weisband ◽  
Vered Kaufman-Shriqui ◽  
Yael Wolff Sagy ◽  
Michal Krieger ◽  
Wiessam Abu Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Substantial Improvement ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Multinomial Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
National Programme ◽  
Over Time

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess area-level socioeconomic position (SEP) disparities in nutritional status, to determine whether disparities differed by sex and to assess whether nutritional status and disparities changed over time.DesignWe used repeated cross-sectional data from a national programme that evaluates the quality of healthcare in Israel to assess children’s nutritional status.SettingThe study included all Israeli residents aged 7 years during 2014–2018 (n=699 255).MethodsSEP was measured based on the Central Bureau of Statistics’ statistical areas, and grouped into categories, ranging from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest). We used multivariable multinomial regression to assess the association between SEP and nutritional status and between year and nutritional status. We included interactions between year and SEP to assess whether disparities changed over time.ResultsChildren in SEP 1, comprised entirely of children from the Bedouin population from Southern Israel, had drastically higher odds of thinness compared with those in the highest SEP (Girls: OR 5.02, 99% CI 2.23 to 11.30; Boys: OR 2.03, 99% CI 1.19 to 3.48). Odds of obesity were highest in lower-middle SEPs (ORSEP 5 vs 10 1.84, 99% CI 1.34 to 2.54). Prevalence of overweight and obesity decreased between 2014 and 2018, normal weight increased and thinness did not change. SEP disparities in thinness decreased over time in boys but showed a reverse trend for girls. No substantial improvement was seen in SEP disparities for other weight categories.ConclusionsOur study demonstrates the need to consider initiatives to combat the considerable SEP disparities in both thinness and obesity.

A Methodology to Analyze the Quality of Health Information on the Internet

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sundeep Chumber ◽  
Jörg Huber ◽  
Pietro Ghezzi
Keyword(s):  
American Medical Association ◽  
Medical Association ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Patient Groups ◽  
Assess Quality ◽  
Available Information

Purpose The purpose of this work was to evaluate the criteria used to assess the quality of information on diabetic neuropathy on the Internet. Methods Different search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Ask) and 1 governmental health website (MedlinePlus) were studied. The websites returned (200 for each search engine) were then classified according to their affiliation (eg, commercial, professional, patient groups). A scoring system was devised from the literature to assess quality of information. Websites were also analyzed using the 2 most widely used instruments for assessing the quality of health information, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) scoring system and the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) certification. Results Professional websites or health portals scored better according to most criteria. Google and MedlinePlus returned results scoring significantly higher than other engines in some of the criteria. The use of different instruments gave different results and indicates that the JAMA score and the HON certification may not be sufficient ones. Conclusions This methodology could be used to evaluate the reliability and trustworthiness of information on the Internet on different topics to identify topic areas or websites where the available information is not appropriate.

Successful authors’ views on the editorial review processes of accounting journals

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph W. Adler ◽  
Gregory Liyanarachchi
Keyword(s):  
Review Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Public Scrutiny ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Editorial Review ◽  
Editorial Decisions ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Geographical Locations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report successful authors’ views about the editorial review processes of a set of 42 accounting journals. The two main objectives are: to enlighten editors and journal publishers in their quest to improve their journals’ editorial review processes and to inform prospective authors about the past experiences successful authors have had with the 42 accounting journals. Design/methodology/approach – A Webmail survey was used to collect data about authors’ experiences with publishing in one of the 42 accounting journals. A total of 856 responses (40 per cent response rate) was received. Various statistical analyses were used to explore a range of editorial review process features, including the timeliness of editorial feedback, timeliness of publishing accepted manuscripts, quality of the feedback provided and performance of the editor. Findings – Authors were found to be generally quite satisfied with the editorial review processes of the journals in which they published. There were, however, notable leaders and laggards observed among the 42 journal titles. The survey findings also revealed that many journals use the practice of basing their editorial decisions on the comments of a single reviewer. In fact, this practice is most prevalent among the journals that are commonly perceived as the field’s “top” journals. These and other editorial review results – for example, comparisons between journal-tiers, geographical locations of editorial review offices and journal specialties – are discussed. Originality/value – This paper extends and moves well beyond Adler and Liyanarachchi (2011), by exploring such additional author perceptions of the editorial review process as the performance of journal editors, the use of multiple reviewers and reviewers’ reporting of the typical faults/weaknesses in the papers they read. Exposing to public scrutiny an academic discipline’s editorial review processes is quite common in some fields of research, most notably medicine. Doing so in the accounting discipline addresses a need that many of the respondents felt was highly necessary and long overdue. While authors will benefit from the paper’s insights, editors and publishers are expected to as well.

scholarly journals Blessed Are the Gatekeepers: A Longitudinal Study of the Editorial Boards of The Accounting Review

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Fogarty ◽  
Chih-Hsien Liao
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
The People ◽  
Editorial Review ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

ABSTRACT: All academic disciplines must establish procedures to protect the quality of their knowledge. This usually entails a process of peer review whose function is to make judgments about the value of scholarship. The impact of these judgments is to elevate some scholarship to the highest plateaus of prominence, to prevent other work from publication, and to place the remainder in a system of stratification. The people who perform this function have considerable power to shape the literature, and therefore form a worthwhile object of study. This paper considers the editorial review board of The Accounting Review at three points in time over a 20-year period. The results suggest that institutional concentration of the gatekeepers has modestly decreased over time. However, other differences suggest that the scholarly representativeness of the group has diminished.

ESRC Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 219-249
Author(s):  
Simeon J. Yates ◽  
Rich Ling ◽  
Laura Robinson ◽  
Catherine Brooks ◽  
Adam Joinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Review Process ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Digital Literacies ◽  
Pair Group ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Quality Of Relationships ◽  
Over Time

This chapter explores the outcomes of the literature review and expert Delphi review process for the communication and relationships domain. The initial scoping question—How are our relationships being shaped and sustained in and between various domains, including family and work?—was considered too broad. So we instead focus on five categories and associated questions articulated by the Delphi process, concerning digital literacies, norms and values, platform affordances, quality of relationships and communication, and relationship management. The most frequent topics emerging from the literature analysis included friends, media, pair, group, adolescent, phone, communication, relationship, time, and medium. Over time the most frequent topic pairs shifted from focusing on relationships, pair/tie/link, communication, medium, and work, to more specific media such as Facebook and related terms such as user, network, and friend. Three main themes emerged from the literature analysis: social media platforms, young people and adolescents, and social network analysis; each is illustrated through brief examples from the literature. This literature emphasized inductive approaches, with two-thirds being discursive reviews, largely from psychology, sociology, and communication and media disciplines, with research methods spread across these reviews, surveys, and interviews. Of the five Delphi categories, digital literacies, and quality of relationships and communication, were rated as the most important.

Assessing the information quality of phishing-related content on financial institutions’ websites

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 514-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rika Butler ◽  
Martin Butler
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Phishing Attacks ◽  
Social Vulnerabilities ◽  
Available Information

Purpose Phishing attacks exploit social vulnerabilities and remain a global concern. Financial institutions often use their websites as part of their online awareness and education efforts. This paper aims to explore the effectiveness of phishing-related information made available by financial institutions to raise awareness and educate customers. Design/methodology/approach In this mixed methods research, a survey of online consumers was first performed and analysed. Second, the information available on the websites of major financial institutions was analysed. Using the construct of information quality (IQ), content analysis was performed to determine whether the phishing-related information meets the IQ criteria. Findings The survey confirmed that consumers are indeed targeted by phishers. It established that they turn to their financial institutions, more often than any other source, for anti-phishing information. When analysing the IQ of phishing-related information, significant deficiencies as well as different levels of performance between the financial institutions, emerged. In general, the worst performing IQ criteria was information being current and fit for purpose. Research limitations/implications As the research is conducted within South Africa, the results cannot be generalised. The ethical clearance did not allow for identification of the different financial institutions and thus comparing consumers’ perceptions with the observed IQ from the content analysis to determine correlation. Practical implications Protecting consumers against phishing attacks remains critical, and this paper confirms that users turn to their financial institutions for information. Yet, the phishing-related information made available on the websites of financial institutions has severe deficiencies. Practitioners should use IQ to determine the appropriateness of phishing-related information and focus on improving customer awareness and education. Originality/value Researchers often highlight the importance of awareness and education programmes in protecting consumers, but rarely investigate if consumers access publicly available information and express an opinion on the quality of this information. Although the results should not generalised, the recommendations, if necessary through similar analysis, has an impact beyond the geographical constraints of the study.

Trends in the quality of abstracts of articles describing randomized controlled cancer trials (RCTs) from 1975–2004

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6541-6541
Author(s):  
D. W. Cescon ◽  
C. M. Booth ◽  
L. Wang ◽  
I. F. Tannock ◽  
M. K. Krzyzanowska
Keyword(s):  
Primary Endpoint ◽  
Consort Statement ◽  
Quality Of Reporting ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Intervention Treatment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Assess Quality ◽  
Composite Scores ◽  
Over Time

6541 Background: Busy oncologists may rely on abstracts to obtain most of their information from published reports. Here we evaluate the quality of abstracts in articles reporting RCTs, and whether quality of reporting has changed over time. Methods: Reports of RCTs evaluating systemic therapy for breast, colorectal and non-small cell lung cancer published 1975–2004 in 6 major journals were identified. The quality of abstracts was evaluated using a scale which awards 1 point for full and 1/2 point for partial reporting of each of 6 items: study rationale, statement of primary endpoint, description of intervention, treatment effect size, P-values or confidence intervals (CI), and toxicity. The scale was a modification of one previously developed to assess quality of reporting of conference abstracts. Trends in the reporting of individual items and composite scores were evaluated over three 10-year periods (1975–84, 1985–94, 1995–2004) using descriptive statistics. Results: Of 326 eligible articles, 319 had an abstract. Unstructured abstracts were common before 1994 ( Table ). The minimum and maximum quality scores assigned were 0.5 and 6/6. Median quality scores improved significantly with time (from 2.5 to 4.5/6, P < .001), as did inclusion of each of the individual items (P < .001). In the most recent 10-year period, three variables were adequately reported in less than half of abstracts (primary endpoint 38.0%, rationale 38.6%, toxicity 40.4%). Since the publication of the revised CONSORT statement in 2001, reporting of these items has improved (58.2%, 47.8%, 44.8% for 2002–2004). Conclusions: Quality of abstracts for published RCTs has improved over time, but deficiencies still exist. Items requiring improved reporting include identification of the primary endpoint, description of rationale, and a summary of toxicity. No significant financial relationships to disclose. [Table: see text]

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