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'Just Google it'--A scoping review of online mental health resources for survivors of breast cancer.
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Psycho-Oncology . Apr2024, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p1-9. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10579249
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psycho-Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177620549
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6337