From: Quality of websites about long-acting reversible contraception: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Subscale | Question [score range] | Government or health care system (n = 13), M (SD) | Pharmaceutical company (n = 15), M (SD) | Independent information website or charity/ organization (n = 18), M (SD) | Overall (n = 46), M (SD) | IRR |
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Reliability | Clear aims [1-5] | 2.8 (1.5) | 3.2 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.9) | 2.8 (0.9) | 0.11 |
Achieve aims [1-5] | 3.3 (1.4) | 3.5 (0.9) | 3.0 (0.9) | 3.2 (1.1) | 0.20 | |
Relevance [1-5] | 3.9 (0.7) | 3.8 (1.0) | 3.1 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.8) | 0.67 | |
Clear what sources were used [1-5] | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.8 (1.1) | 1.3 (0.8) | 0.89 | |
Clear when the information was produced [1-5] | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.5) | 2.3 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.7) | 0.86 | |
Balanced & unbiased [1-5] | 2.4 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.6) | 0.37 | |
Additional sources of support & information [1-5] | 1.7 (0.6) | 1.8 (0.8) | 2.6 (1.5) | 2.1 (1.1) | 0.62 | |
Refer to areas of uncertainties [1-5] | 2.3 (1.0) | 2.7 (1.2) | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.5 (1.0) | 0.59 | |
Total score [8-40] | 18.9 (3.7) | 19.1 (3.2) | 20.5 (3.9) | 19.7 (3.7) | 0.43 | |
Information about long-acting contraceptive choices | How long-acting contraception works [1-5] | 3.9 (0.9) | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.2 (1.2) | 3.4 (1.0) | 0.75 |
Benefits of long-acting contraception [1-5] | 4.0 (1.1) | 3.9 (1.2) | 3.8 (1.4) | 3.9 (1.2) | 0.62 | |
Risks of long-acting contraception [1-5] | 4.2 (1.4) | 4.4 (1.2) | 4.2 (1.0) | 4.3 (1.2) | 0.83 | |
What happen if no long-acting contraception is used [1-5] | 3.0 (1.0) | 2.7 (1.2) | 2.6 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.1) | 0.14 | |
How long-acting contraception affect overall quality of life [1-5] | 2.5 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.5) | 2.5 (0.7) | 0.04 | |
That there is more than one long-acting contraceptive choice [1-5] | 3.1 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.2) | 3.0 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.2) | 0.78 | |
Support for shared decision-making [1-5] | 2.6 (0.9) | 2.7 (0.9) | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.9) | 0.42 | |
Total score [7-35] | 23.1 (3.6) | 22.4 (4.5) | 21.2 (4.1) | 22.1 (4.1) | 0.62 | |
Overall quality | Total score [1-5] | 2.3 (1.2) | 2.3 (1.4) | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.3 (1.1) | 0.53 |
Total | Total score [16–80] | 44.3 (8.1) | 44.5 (8.2) | 44.0 (7.1) | 44.1 (7.7) | 0.56 |