Appendix Table 2.
Type of Data Analyzed in Each Study and Category of Information Assessed
| No. of Media | Physician | Academic | Public Education, Not Physician | Blog | News or Other | Industry or Commercial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study authors | |||||||
| Akinleye et al.,12 2018 | 50 websites | 8 | 15 | 19 | — | 8 | — |
| Akpolat and Kurdal,13 2020 | 48 videos | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce-Brand et al.,14 2013 | 60 websites | 6 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 29 |
| Cassidy et al.,15 2018 | 39 websites | 1 | 22 | — | — | 16 | |
| Celik et al.,16 2020 | 67 videos | 32 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| Dalton et al.,17 2015 | 59 websites | 26 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| DeFroda et al.,18 2019 | 300 images | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DeFroda et al.,19 2018 | 300 images | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Devitt et al.,20 2017 | 81 websites | 34 | 20 | — | — | 23 | 4 |
| Duncan et al.,21 2013 | 200 websites | 36 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 104 | 5 |
| Dy et al.,5 2012 | 75 websites | 36 | 4 | — | 45 | — | 40 |
| Garcia et al.,22 2014 | 82 websites | 32 | 13 | 12 | 14 | — | 11 |
| Goldenberg et al.,23 2019 | 47 websites | Not specified | |||||
| Gosselin et al.,24 2013 | 35 websites | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| Houck et al.,25 2019 | 90 websites | 32 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Nwachukwu et al.,26 2018 | 96 websites | 57 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| O'Neill et al.,27 2014 | 225 websites | Not specified | |||||
| Somerson et al.,28 2018 | 49 websites | 16 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 16 |
| Starman et al.,31 2010 | 154 websites | 22 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 74 |
| Wang et al.,29 2017 | 53 websites | 33 | — | — | — | 5 | 15 |
| Zhang et al.,30 2016 | 91 websites | Not specified | |||||
| Total | 1,486 websites | 374 | 199 | 86 | 116 | 220 | 230 |
| % | 25 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 15 | |
| Average ± SD | 87.51 ± 55.17 | ||||||
SD, standard deviation.