| Measured Feature |
|
2019 |
2011 |
P-value |
| Affiliation |
Commercial |
38% |
48% |
1.0 |
| Non-Profit |
47% |
39% |
| Academic |
9% |
8% |
| Government |
6% |
5% |
| Authorship |
Author Identified |
45% |
34% |
0.15 |
| Affiliations Identified |
26% |
20% |
0.40 |
| Credentials Identified |
33% |
26% |
0.35 |
| Attribution |
Information Cited |
37% |
39% |
0.88 |
| At Least 3 Sources Used |
29% |
24% |
0.52 |
| Cited >1 Reliable Sources |
30% |
29% |
0.99 |
| Cited 1 Reliable Source |
7% |
8% |
| Cited No Reliable Sources |
63% |
62% |
| Disclosure |
Disclosure Present |
76% |
86% |
0.10 |
| Currency |
Creation Date Provided |
30% |
73% |
<0.00001 |
| Modification Date Identified |
50% |
44% |
0.48 |
| Update Date Within 2 Years |
65% |
27% |
<0.00001 |
| Update Date Within 4 Years |
68% |
37% |
<0.01 |
| Links |
Two or More External Links |
42% |
58% |
0.03 |
| One External Link |
5% |
9% |
0.41 |
| No External Links |
53% |
33% |
0.007 |
| >50% of Links Accessible |
45% |
62% |
0.02 |
| <50% of Links Accessible or No Links |
55% |
38% |
0.02 |
| Interactivity |
Search Engine Present |
82% |
79% |
0.72 |
| Audio/Visual Support Available |
38% |
32% |
0.46 |
| Discussion Board or Forum Available |
16% |
14% |
0.84 |
| Queries to Website Supported |
63% |
41% |
0.003 |
| Education Support Offered |
35% |
8% |
<0.00001 |
| Readability |
Reading Level Above Grade 6 |
100% |
93% |
0.01 |
| Global Accuracy |
Completely Accurate |
28% |
63% |
1.0 |
| Mostly Accurate |
48% |
37% |
| Mostly Not Accurate |
24% |
0% |
| Objectivity |
Website Objective With No Bias/Opinion Present |
86% |
83% |
0.70 |
| Queries to Medical Professional Supported |
Email Response Within 48 Hours |
21% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Email Response Within 7 Days |
6% |
n/a |
n/a |
| No Email Response |
41% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Unable to Contact |
39% |
n/a |
n/a |
| General Question Website Response |
Accurate Response Provided |
12% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Provided Links Only |
4% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Unable to Provide Advice |
11% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Personal Question Website Response |
Accurate Response Provided |
10% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Provided Links Only |
4% |
n/a |
n/a |
| Unable to Provide Advice |
13% |
n/a |
n/a |
