Provider* |
Total |
|
HP |
PI |
IW |
p= |
|
Treatment of choice |
11 (73.3) |
10 (71.4) |
62 (80.5) |
0.49 |
83 (78.3) |
Alternative treatment |
11 (73.3) |
6 (42.9) |
39 (50.6) |
0.09 |
56 (52.8) |
Side effects and precautions |
11 (73.3) |
6 (42.8) |
42 (54.5) |
0.10 |
59 (55.7) |
Medication interactions |
11 (73.3) |
5 (35.7) |
22 (28.6) |
0.002 |
32 (30.2) |
Dosage |
5 (33.3) |
4 (28.6) |
22 (28.6) |
0.84 |
30 (28.3) |
Recommendations for avoiding medication errors |
4 (26.7) |
2 (14.3) |
10 (13.0) |
0.32 |
18 (17.0) |
Indications in case of AE |
6 (40.0) |
3 (21.4) |
12 (15.6) |
0.06 |
20 (18.9) |
Storage of medication |
5 (33.3) |
4 (28.6) |
1 (1.3) |
<0.001 |
6 (5.7) |
Contact in case of AE |
1 (6.7) |
2 (14.3) |
3 (3.9) |
0.34 |
6 (5.7) |
System for reporting AE |
2 (13.3) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (2.6) |
0.08 |
4 (3.8) |
Total websites analysed |
14 |
15 |
77 |
|
106 |
|
Data represent the total number of websites that contain relevant information; in brackets, percentage of the total of sites and portals analyzed.
Statistic applied was chi-squared.
AE=Adverse effects
* HP: Health portals–with participation of healthcare institutions or endorsed/run by patients’ associations; PI: Pharmaceuticals industry websites; IW: Websites housing
independent virtual communities or networks for patients. |
Table 1: What information about medication can be found according to the type of information provider. |