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- The study aimed to evaluate the quality of online mental health resources for women dealing with cancer by simulating a Google search for related information.
- A total of 283 online resources were identified, but only 117 met the inclusion criteria; the majority were websites and factsheets, with an overall low quality score indicating insufficient evidence-based content.
- The research highlighted a significant deficit in credible and specific support resources for cancer survivors, particularly regarding breast cancer, with many materials lacking proper authorship and references.
Article Abstract
Objective: As the Internet is a ubiquitous resource for information, we aimed to replicate a patient's Google search to identify and assess the quality of online mental health/wellbeing materials available to support women living with or beyond cancer.
Methods: A Google search was performed using a key term search strategy including search strings 'cancer', 'wellbeing', 'distress' and 'resources' to identify online resources of diverse formats (i.e., factsheet, website, program, course, video, webinar, e-book, podcast). The quality evaluation scoring tool (QUEST) was used to analyse the quality of health information provided.
Results: The search strategy resulted in 283 resources, 117 of which met inclusion criteria across four countries: Australia, USA, UK, and Canada. Websites and factsheets were primarily retrieved. The average QUEST score was 10.04 (highest possible score is 28), indicating low quality, with 92.31% of resources lacking references to sources of information.
Conclusions: Our data indicated a lack of evidence-based support resources and engaging information available online for people living with or beyond cancer. The majority of online resources were non-specific to breast cancer and lacked authorship and attribution.
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