Table 1.
Summary of the characteristics of the included webpages pertaining to shoulder arthroplasty information
| Variable | Overall (n=125) |
|---|---|
| Website category | |
| Academic | 45 (36.0) |
| Commercial | 19 (15.2) |
| HCP | 12 (9.6) |
| Physician/private | 39 (31.2) |
| Unspecified | 10 (8.0) |
| HONcode status | |
| No | 116 (92.8) |
| Yes | 9 (7.2) |
| JAMA score | |
| Mean±SD | 1.96±1.31 |
| Median (range) | 1.50 (0–4.00) |
| DISCERN score | |
| Mean±SD | 51.4±10.7 |
| Median (range) | 51.5 (30.5–71.5) |
| FRES score | |
| Mean±SD | 44.0±11.0 |
| Median (range) | 45.4 (14.5–71.1) |
Values are presented as number (%) unless otherwise indicated.
HCP: healthcare professionals, HONcode: Health on the Net Foundation, JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, SD: standard deviation, FRES: Flesch reading ease score.