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Quality Assessment of Online Information on Laryngeal Cancer: A Comparatıve Analysis of the most Visited Websites in Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Bu makalenin ilk hali 31 Ağustos 2025 tarihinde yayımlandı. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/bshr/article/1696723
Düzeltme Notu
The initial version of this article was published on August 31, 2025. A correction was made to the Turkish abstract.
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OBJECTIVES:
We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the quality of online information regarding laryngeal cancer and to compare websites from Turkey and the United Kingdom.
METHODS:
Websites were identified using the Google search engine with the keyword "laryngeal cancer," accessed through servers located in Turkey and the United Kingdom. The first 25 eligible websites from each country were selected, and a total of 50 websites were evaluated. The DISCERN tool was used to assess the quality of the information, and two independent otorhinolaryngology specialists conducted the evaluations. Inter-observer agreement was assessed using Cohen’s kappa. Differences between Turkish and English sources were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
RESULTS:
The mean total DISCERN score was 46.13 ± 10.37 for English websites and 43.77 ± 8.97 for Turkish websites, with no statistically significant difference between the groups (p = 0.414). The overall mean score was 44.89 ± 9.75. English websites scored significantly higher on Question 1 (clarity of aims, p = 0.0052), Question 4 (disclosure of information sources, p = 0.0466), Question 7 (availability of additional support resources, p = 0.0314), and Question 12 (description of consequences of no treatment, p = 0.0097).
CONCLUSIONS
The quality of laryngeal cancer-related information found online was moderate and comparable between Turkish and English websites. However, persistent deficiencies in source-related transparency highlight the need for quality improvement and regulatory oversight in this domain.
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Destekleyen Kurum
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work. Financial disclosure: The authors have declared that there is no financial support fort his study
Etik Beyan
This study did not involve human participants, animals, or sensitive personal data requiring ethical approval. Therefore, ethics committee approval was not applicable.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Dijital Sağlık
Bölüm
Düzeltme
Erken Görünüm Tarihi
15 Aralık 2025
Yayımlanma Tarihi
20 Aralık 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
13 Mayıs 2025
Kabul Tarihi
22 Temmuz 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 3
APA
Güngör, V., & Çoluk, Y. (2025). Quality Assessment of Online Information on Laryngeal Cancer: A Comparatıve Analysis of the most Visited Websites in Turkey and the United Kingdom. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, 9(3), 199-205. https://izlik.org/JA58NJ63XZ
AMA
1.Güngör V, Çoluk Y. Quality Assessment of Online Information on Laryngeal Cancer: A Comparatıve Analysis of the most Visited Websites in Turkey and the United Kingdom. J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res. 2025;9(3):199-205. https://izlik.org/JA58NJ63XZ
Chicago
Güngör, Volkan, ve Yonca Çoluk. 2025. “Quality Assessment of Online Information on Laryngeal Cancer: A Comparatıve Analysis of the most Visited Websites in Turkey and the United Kingdom”. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research 9 (3): 199-205. https://izlik.org/JA58NJ63XZ.
EndNote
Güngör V, Çoluk Y (01 Aralık 2025) Quality Assessment of Online Information on Laryngeal Cancer: A Comparatıve Analysis of the most Visited Websites in Turkey and the United Kingdom. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research 9 3 199–205.
IEEE
[1]V. Güngör ve Y. Çoluk, “Quality Assessment of Online Information on Laryngeal Cancer: A Comparatıve Analysis of the most Visited Websites in Turkey and the United Kingdom”., J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res, c. 9, sy 3, ss. 199–205, Ara. 2025, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA58NJ63XZ
ISNAD
Güngör, Volkan - Çoluk, Yonca. “Quality Assessment of Online Information on Laryngeal Cancer: A Comparatıve Analysis of the most Visited Websites in Turkey and the United Kingdom”. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research 9/3 (01 Aralık 2025): 199-205. https://izlik.org/JA58NJ63XZ.
JAMA
1.Güngör V, Çoluk Y. Quality Assessment of Online Information on Laryngeal Cancer: A Comparatıve Analysis of the most Visited Websites in Turkey and the United Kingdom. J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res. 2025;9:199–205.
MLA
Güngör, Volkan, ve Yonca Çoluk. “Quality Assessment of Online Information on Laryngeal Cancer: A Comparatıve Analysis of the most Visited Websites in Turkey and the United Kingdom”. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, c. 9, sy 3, Aralık 2025, ss. 199-05, https://izlik.org/JA58NJ63XZ.
Vancouver
1.Volkan Güngör, Yonca Çoluk. Quality Assessment of Online Information on Laryngeal Cancer: A Comparatıve Analysis of the most Visited Websites in Turkey and the United Kingdom. J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res [Internet]. 01 Aralık 2025;9(3):199-205. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA58NJ63XZ