Table 9.
Aspects to assess the reliability of the online health information.
| WHEN ASSESSING THE RELIABILITY OF ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION, WHICH ASPECTS DO YOU CONSIDER RELEVANT? | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Much | Much | Enough | Few | Nothing | ||
| Certified reliability of the information source (e.g., the Ministry of Health) | Number of answers given by respondents | 119 | 49 | 31 | 10 | 0 |
| Percentage | 57% | 23% | 15% | 5% | 0% | |
| Ease of understanding of the contents | Number of answers given by respondents | 17 | 62 | 71 | 50 | 9 |
| Percentage | 8% | 30% | 34% | 24% | 4% | |
| Explanation of the reasoning underlying the advice | Number of answers given by respondents | 28 | 70 | 78 | 25 | 8 |
| Percentage | 13% | 33% | 37% | 12% | 4% | |
| Number of opinions expressed on the same issue | Number of answers given by respondents | 12 | 46 | 72 | 57 | 22 |
| Percentage | 6% | 22% | 34% | 27% | 11% | |
| Opinions expressed by healthcare professionals | Number of answers given by respondents | 54 | 73 | 65 | 15 | 2 |
| Percentage | 26% | 35% | 31% | 7% | 1% | |