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May 17, 2026Digital HealthOpen Access

Assessment of online information about osteomyelitis of jaw: An infodemiologic study

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MAMuath S AlassafJAJawan AlyenbaawiZAZainab Alghamdi

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Infodemiologic study evaluates online osteomyelitis information quality in patients, suggesting improvements needed.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the quality and readability of online information related to osteomyelitis of the jaw.
  • Conducted a systematic online search using Google for two terms related to osteomyelitis.
  • Analyzed 200 websites with quality assessment tools (DISCERN, JAMA benchmarks) and evaluated readability (FRES, FKGL, SMOG index).
  • Classified websites by institutional affiliation: commercial, non-profit, medical/dental center, governmental/university.
  • 27 websites met the inclusion criteria from the 200 screened.
  • Most websites were affiliated with medical or dental centers; governmental/university sites were the least represented.
  • Most content was written above the recommended 6th to 8th grade reading level, and over half did not meet JAMA standards for transparency.

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Alassaf et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a095b8e7880e6d24efe160ehttps://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261452401
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