Information quality assessment on tuberculosis sites: analysis of a participatory experience

ABSTRACT Health information found on the Internet is often inaccurate, incomplete or incomprehensible by the population, posing risks to citizens and collectivities. Different initiatives have been made to remedy this problem. This article analyzes an evaluation experience of information quality on tuberculosis sites, developed by a laboratory of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Methodologically, it discusses the results in light of two systematic reviews. Despite the reduced number of sites and the limited participation of users and professionals, this experience shows that quality problem of online health information affects public and private sites.摘要 互联网上的健康信息往往存在不准确、不完整或民众难以理解的问题，给公民与社会群体带来风险。针对该问题，学界已推出多项应对举措。本文针对奥斯瓦尔多·克鲁兹基金会（Oswaldo Cruz Foundation）某实验室开发的结核病相关网站信息质量评估实践展开分析。在方法论层面，本文结合两项系统综述对研究结果进行探讨。尽管本次评估涉及的网站数量较少，且用户与专业人员的参与度有限，但该实践表明，在线健康信息的质量问题同时波及公立与私立网站。