Table 2 DISCERN instrument ratings
Section | SECTION 1 Is the publication reliable? | SECTION 2 How good is the quality of information on treatment choices? | SECTION 3 Overall Rating of the Publication | HONcode Search | |||||||||||||||||
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DISCERN Question | Website Category: Health Portal (HP), Professional (Prof), Online TV (OTV), Government (Gov), Online Magazine (OM) | 1. Are the aims clear? | 2. Does it achieve its aims? | 3. Is it relevant? | 4. Is it clear what sources of information were used to compile the publication (other than the author or producer)? | 5. Is it clear when the information used or reported in the publication was produced? | 6. Is it balanced and unbiased? | 7. Does it provide details of additional sources of support and information? | 8. Does it refer to areas of uncertainty? | 9. Does it describe how each treatment works? | 10.Does it describe the benefits of each treatment? | 11. Does it describe the risks of each treatment? | 12. Does it describe what would happen if no treatment is used? | 13. Does it describe how the treatment choices affect overall quality of life? | 14. Is it clear that there may be more than one possible treatment choice? | 15. Does it provide support for shared decision-making? | 16. Based on the answers to all of the above questions, rate the overall quality of the publication as a source of information about treatment choices | Standard Deviation of Overall Score (Q16) | DISCERN Score (Sum of Q1-Q15) | Is it certified by HONcode (Yes/No) | |
WebMD | HP | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 69.00 | Yes | |
Diabetes Self Management | HP | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 0.71 | 67.50 | Yes | |
Diabetes.co.uk | HP | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 0.71 | 66.50 | No | |
Very Well Health | HP | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | Yes | |
University of Minnesota | Prof | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 65.00 | Yes | |
Diabetes in Control | Prof | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 0.71 | 65.00 | No | |
Medical News Today | HP | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 64.50 | Yes | |
EndocrineWeb | Prof | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 0.71 | 63.50 | Yes | |
Everyday Health | HP | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 63.00 | Yes | |
Healthline | HP | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 61.00 | Yes | |
Totally Health | HP | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | No | |
Diabetes Australia | Prof | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 0.71 | 57.50 | No | |
Endocrinology Network | Prof | 2.50 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 57.00 | No | |
Dr.Axe | Prof | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 56.50 | No | |
Chelation | Other | 1.00 | N/A | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 56.50 | No | |
University of Rochester Medical Centre | Prof | 3.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 56.00 | No | |
Stamford Health | Prof | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 54.00 | No | |
On Track Diabetes | HP | 3.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 0.71 | 52.50 | No | |
Conscious Lifestyle Magazine | OM | 2.50 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 49.50 | No | |
Today’s Dietitian | OM | 2.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 48.00 | No | |
Institute for Natural Medicine | HP | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 | No | |
Practo | HP | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 41.50 | No | |
Diabetic Nation | HP | 1.00 | N/A | 4.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 41.50 | No | |
Alt-Med | Prof | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | No | |
The Health Site | HP | 1.00 | N/A | 4.00 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 0.71 | 38.00 | No | |
Association of Traditional Medicine and Acupuncture UK | Prof | 4.50 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 38.00 | No | |
Dr. Kirsten Smith MD | Prof | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | No | |
Onyx Integrative Medicine and Aesthetics | Prof | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 32.50 | No | |
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine | Prof | 1.00 | N/A | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 32.00 | No | |
NDTV Food | OTV | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 31.00 | No | |
TOTAL Means | 3.70 | 4.13 | 4.25 | 3.08 | 3.40 | 3.92 | 3.12 | 2.93 | 4.03 | 4.30 | 2.78 | 2.48 | 3.03 | 4.33 | 3.45 | 3.55 | 0.17 | 52.40 | |||
TOTAL Standard Deviations | 1.50 | 1.09 | 0.82 | 1.61 | 1.45 | 1.03 | 1.26 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.43 | 0.86 | 0.30 | 12.10 | |||