Table 1.
Assessment of Health Information and Internet Dietary Recommendations for Children and Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
| DISCERN Instrumenta | Mean (standard deviation) | Inter - Rater Agreement (95% CI)b |
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| Pediatrics (n=24) | ||
| Reliability | 2.8 ± 0.62 | 0.78 (0.61–0.98) |
| Quality of information | 2.2 ± 0.97 | 0.67 (0.50–0.84) |
| Overall quality | 2.1 ± 0.98 | 0.93 (0.86–0.97) |
| Adults (n=29) | ||
| Reliability | 3.4 ± 0.41 | 0.62 (0.48–0.08) |
| Quality of information | 2.7 ± 0.96 | 0.489 (0.27–0.71) |
| Overall Quality | 3.0 ± 0.14 | 0.79 (0.61–0.89) |
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| Diet | Pediatric Websites (n=24) | Adult Websites (n=29) |
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| High fiber | 16 (67%) | 21 (72%) |
| Low FODMAPc | 8 (33%) | 19 (66%) |
| Caffeine and/or artificial sweeteners and/or alcohol intake reduction | 8 (33%) | 16 (55%) |
| Lactose free or Dairy free | 7 (21%) | 12 (41%) |
| Fructose and/or sorbitol reduction | 1 (4%) | 11 (38%) |
| Fat reduction | 4 (17%) | 10 (34%) |
| Refer to doctor | 6 (25%) | - |
| High gas food elimination | - | 7 (24%) |
| Starch intake reduction | - | 6 (21%) |
| Gluten free | 1 (4%) | 4 (14%) |
| High carbohydrate | 2 (8%) | - |
| Low fiber | - | 3 (10%) |
| Strict elimination | - | 1 (3%) |
a
The DISCERN instrument provides ratings ranging from 1–5 with categories including: low quality (<3); moderate quality (≥3–<4); and high quality (≥4).
b
Mean (95% CI) for Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
c
FODMAP = fermentable, oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols