TY - JOUR
T1 - Accuracy and self correction of information received from an internet breast cancer list
T2 - Content analysis
AU - Esquivel, Adol
AU - Meric-Bernstam, Funda
AU - Bernstam, Elmer V.
PY - 2006/4/22
Y1 - 2006/4/22
N2 - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of false or misleading statements in messages posted by internet cancer support groups and whether these statements were identified as false or misleading and corrected by other participants in subsequent postings. Design: Analysis of content of postings. Setting: Internet cancer support group Breast Cancer Mailing List. Main outcome measures: Number of false or misleading statements posted from 1 January to 23 April 2005 and whether these were identified and corrected by participants in subsequent postings. Results: 10 of 4600 postings (0.22%) were found to be false or misleading. Of these, seven were identified as false or misleading by other participants and corrected within an average of four hours and 33 minutes (maximum, nine hours and nine minutes). Conclusions: Most posted information on breast cancer was accurate. Most false or misleading statements were rapidly corrected by participants in subsequent postings.
AB - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of false or misleading statements in messages posted by internet cancer support groups and whether these statements were identified as false or misleading and corrected by other participants in subsequent postings. Design: Analysis of content of postings. Setting: Internet cancer support group Breast Cancer Mailing List. Main outcome measures: Number of false or misleading statements posted from 1 January to 23 April 2005 and whether these were identified and corrected by participants in subsequent postings. Results: 10 of 4600 postings (0.22%) were found to be false or misleading. Of these, seven were identified as false or misleading by other participants and corrected within an average of four hours and 33 minutes (maximum, nine hours and nine minutes). Conclusions: Most posted information on breast cancer was accurate. Most false or misleading statements were rapidly corrected by participants in subsequent postings.
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U2 - 10.1136/bmj.38753.524201.7C
DO - 10.1136/bmj.38753.524201.7C
M3 - Article
C2 - 16513686
AN - SCOPUS:33646032128
SN - 0959-8146
VL - 332
SP - 939
EP - 942
JO - British Medical Journal
JF - British Medical Journal
IS - 7547
ER -