Table 1 Evaluation of the quality of the websites included

HON code

Seal

No

No

No

JAMA benchmarks

Authorship

1

1

1

Attribution

1

1

1

Currencies

1

0

1

Disclosure

1

0

1

Total

4

2

4

DISCERN instrument

Are the aims clear?

5

3

5

Does it achieve its aims?

5

3

5

Is it relevant?

5

5

5

Is it clear what sources of information were used to compile the publication (other than the author or producer)?

5

5

5

Is it clear when the information used or reported in the publication was produced?

5

5

5

Is it balanced and unbiased?

5

3

3

Does it provide details of additional sources of support and information?

1

5

1

Does it refer to areas of uncertainty?

5

5

1

Does it describe how each treatment works?

5

3

5

Does it describe the benefits of each treatment?

5

3

5

Does it describe the risks of each treatment?

1

1

1

Does it describe what would happen if no treatment is used?

1

1

1

Does it describe how the treatment choices affect overall quality of life?

5

1

3

Is it clear that there may be more than one possible treatment choice?

5

1

1

Does it provide support for shared decision-making?

1

1

1

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

4

1

2

Total

63

46

49