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Myelopathy Information Scoring Tool score sheet.
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Distribution of (A) DISCERN scores, (B) Journal of the American Medical Association scores, and (C) Myelopathy Information Scoring Tool scores for 50 websites.
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Mean individual component scores of (A) DISCERN and (B) Myelopathy Information Scoring Tool (MIST) for 50 websites.
Tables
Website Characteristic n (%) Publication source Academic 10 (20%) Professional board 7 (14%) Private health care 33 (66%) Intended audience Physician 10 (20%) Patient 40 (80%) Country of origin United States 30 (60%) Unspecified country 10 (20%) United Kingdom 4 (8%) Australia 2 (4%) India 2 (4%) Canada 1 (2%) Korea 1 (2%) - Table 2
Comparison of DISCERN, JAMA, and MIST mean scores by publication source, intended audience, and country of origin.
Tool Publication Source Intended Audience Country of Origin Academic and Professional Board (n = 17) Private Health Care (n = 33) P Physician (n = 40) Patient (n = 10) P US (n = 30) Non-US (n = 20) P DISCERN 51.5 33.8 0.0002 53.4 36.5 0.0008 36.5 44.9 0.1193 JAMA 3.3 0.7 <0.0001 4.0 1.0 <0.0001 0.9 2.7 0.0002 MIST 29.1 23.4 0.0565 28.9 24.8 0.3097 24.7 27.0 0.4941 Abbreviations: JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association; MIST, Myelopathy Information Scoring Tool; US, United States.
Note: All tests performed using Mann-Whitney U test. Statistically significant findings are in boldface.
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