Abortion Pill: Quality of Information Assessment Criteria |
Clinical information: |
1. Webpage correctly identifies all of the contraindications for the abortion pill as outlined by ACOG [35] |
2. Webpage correctly describes the procedure for receiving the abortion pill [35] |
3. Webpage correctly describes the usual patient experience during use of the abortion pill to terminate a pregnancy [35] |
4. Webpage correctly describes possible complications of the abortion pill and low risk posed by the procedure [35] |
5. Webpage correctly describes efficacy of the abortion pill [35] |
6. Webpage clearly states that the abortion pills have no long-term health effects [35] |
Facts: |
7. Webpage makes some reference to how common abortion is in the US [44] |
8. Webpage correctly describes the cost of the abortion pill, reflecting cost within the described range [45] |
9. Webpage explains that some states have laws that restrict and regulate abortion, does not have to explain in detail but should mention these state laws and their potential impacts on abortion access [46] |
10. Webpage does not make any incorrect claims or present any disinformation about the abortion pill based on [24, 26, 29] clinical evidence and current best practice for abortion providers [35] |
User Experience Assessment Criteria |
1. Webpage does not have advertisements [27] |
2. Organization's objectives are presented. Organization mission and objectives clearly presented somewhere on the webpage being reviewed [23] |
3. Webpage content is focused on the application of knowledge by users to lead to their desired behavior/outcomes |
4. Webpage has at least one visual element (video or multimedia) that conveys or supports the main message of the page [24, 25, 27, 28] |
5. Webpage top navigation is easy to understand and use [24, 25, 29–31] |
6. Information about the Googled topic can be easily found on the webpage with clear wayfinding (in headings, subheadings, etc.) [29–32, 34] |
7. There is an internal search engine present [24, 25, 42] |
8. There is a help or chat function present on the webpage [23] |
9. Webpage is written at 6–7 grade reading level [33] |
10. Vocabulary is user friendly or well explained [28–32] |
11. Webpage is mobile-friendly [47] |