title: Congestive heart failure consumer information on the Web: how accessible is the evidence?
abstract: The objective of this pilot study was to assess the accessibility of congestive heart failure consumer information on the web. Twenty-seven education trials involving 5589 patients with congestive heart failure were analyzed. Education topics and outcomes were abstracted. Twenty education topics were linked to outcomes. A sample of 15 websites missed 56.7% of education topics and 61.8% of technical website characteristics that have suggested accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Management and Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne Austin
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Boren
authors.forename: Teira L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Gunlock
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000592:standards; D020407:Internet / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010865:Pilot Projects