Assessment of Quality and Readability of Internet Dietary Information on Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Feb;17(3):566-567. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.05.018. Epub 2018 May 22.

Abstract

Diet plays an important role for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). For medical conditions such as IBS, the Internet is a primary source of health information.1 However, recent evidence suggests that Internet health information may have several flaws including being extremely discrepant, of poor quality, and inaccurate.2 Therefore, our objectives were to evaluate both the quality and reading level of Internet dietary recommendations for both pediatric and adult IBS.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diet Therapy / methods*
  • Health Education / methods*
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome / therapy*