Table 2. Evaluation scores and ratings for QUALITY of the websites’ information (N=11): Quality Rating Scale/(Score):
HRWEF | QCSS | |
Websites Evaluated | Overall % Score/ Rating | Overall % Score/ Rating |
A. www.anticoagulation.com.au | 88.2 (Adequate) | 92.9 (Excellent) |
B. www.anticoagulationeurope.org | 76.7 (Adequate) | 71.4 (Very Good) |
C. www.clotcare.com | 84.8 (Adequate) | 78.6 (Very Good) |
D. www.coaguchek.com† | 78.3 (Adequate) | 64.3 (Good) |
E. www.coumadin.com† | 73.1 (Poor) | 42.9 (Poor) |
F. www.ismaap.org | 81.5 (Adequate) | 71.4 (Very Good) |
G. www.mybloodthinner.org | 73.3 (Poor) | 33.3 (Poor) |
H. www.ptinr.comt | 68.0 (Poor) | 25.0 (Poor) |
I. www.stoptheclot.org | 82.4 (Adequate) | 85.7 (Excellent) |
J. www.tigc.org | 82.3 (Adequate) | 71.4 (Very Good) |
K. www.warfarinfo.comt | 66.7 (Poor) | 71.4 (Very Good) |
Mean (SD) / Rating 95% Confidence Interval | 77.8 (6.9) /(Adequate) 73.1 - 82.4 | 64.4 (21.6)/ (Good) 49.9 - 78.9 |
HRWEF: Excellent (>90%), Adequate (75-89%), Poor (<75%) QCSS: Excellent (>80%); Very good (70-79%); Good (60-69%); Fair (50-59%); Poor (<50%) †Commercial sites