Section | SECTION 1 Is the publication reliable? | SECTION 2 How good is the quality of information on treatment choices? | SECTION 3 Overall rating of the publication | Â | |||||||||||||||
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DISCERN question | 1. Are the aims clear? | 2. Does it achieve its aims? | 3. Is it relevant? | 4. Is it clear what sources of information were used to compile the publication (other than the author or producer)? | 5. Is it clear when the information used or reported in the publication was produced? | 6. Is it balanced and unbiased? | 7. Does it provide details of additional sources of support and information? | 8. Does it refer to areas of uncertainty? | 9. Does it describe how each treatment works? | 10.Does it describe the benefits of each treatment? | 11. Does it describe the risks of each treatment? | 12. Does it describe what would happen if no treatment is used? | 13. Does it describe how the treatment choices affect overall quality of life? | 14. Is it clear that there may be more than one possible treatment choice? | 15. Does it provide support for shared decision-making? | 16. Based on the answers to all of the above questions, rate the overall quality of the publication as a source of information about treatment choices | SD of Overall Score (Q16) | DISCERN Score (Sum of Q1-Q15) | |
Medicine Net | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.60 | 0.00 | 69.00 | |
WebMD | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.60 | 0.09 | 69.00 | |
Verywell Health | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.53 | 0.00 | 68.00 | |
Mayo Clinic | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 0.05 | 67.50 | |
Health Line | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.37 | 0.14 | 65.50 | |
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.33 | 0.09 | 65.00 | |
University of Wisconsin | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.27 | 0.00 | 64.00 | |
Verywell Mind | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.10 | 0.05 | 61.50 | |
Vior | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 0.09 | 60.00 | |
Nursing Times | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | |
Clinical Advisor | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.97 | 0.14 | 59.50 | |
Physicians Weekly | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.90 | 0.05 | 58.50 | |
St. Luke’s Hospital | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.90 | 0.05 | 58.50 | |
Medical News Today | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 3.87 | 0.09 | 58.00 | |
Hypertension Institute | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.80 | 0.09 | 57.00 | |
Today’s Dietician | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.73 | 0.00 | 56.00 | |
The Healthy | 5.00 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.70 | 0.05 | 55.50 | |
Blood Pressure UK | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.63 | 0.05 | 54.50 | |
Greatlist | 3.50 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 3.60 | 0.00 | 54.00 | |
American Heart Association | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.60 | 0.28 | 54.00 | |
Everyday Health | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.60 | 0.09 | 54.00 | |
Johns Hopkins Medicine | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.53 | 0.00 | 53.00 | |
Institute for Nature Medicine | 5.00 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.47 | 0.09 | 52.00 | |
FxMedicine | 5.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 3.43 | 0.33 | 51.50 | |
Penn Medicine | 5.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 3.40 | 0.19 | 51.00 | |
Accredited Naturopathic Medical Schools | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 3.37 | 0.05 | 50.50 | |
Elcies | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.23 | 0.14 | 48.50 | |
Avicenna | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 48.00 | |
Cleveland Clinic | 5.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 3.13 | 0.28 | 47.00 | |
University of Rochester Medical Center | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.03 | 0.05 | 45.50 | |
Providence Health & Services | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.97 | 0.05 | 44.50 | |
Florida Medical Clinic | 2.50 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.90 | 0.05 | 43.50 | |
Harvard Medical School | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.87 | 0.00 | 43.00 | |
iHealth Labs | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 0.05 | 40.50 | |
British Health Foundation | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.67 | 0.09 | 40.00 | |
Integrative Practitioner | 5.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 0.14 | 37.50 | |
American Fitness Professionals & Associates | 4.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.40 | 0.09 | 36.00 | |
Philadelphia Integrative Medicine | 4.50 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 0.09 | 35.00 | |
Allegheny Health Network | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | |
UC Health | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 1.83 | 0.14 | 27.50 | |
Total means | 4.38 | 3.90 | 3.69 | 2.64 | 3.13 | 3.45 | 3.19 | 3.61 | 3.04 | 4.34 | 2.41 | 3.03 | 2.63 | 4.68 | 4.25 | 3.49 | 0.08 | 52.34 | |
Total SD | 0.95 | 1.04 | 0.76 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 1.67 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 1.14 | 1.66 | 1.18 | 0.77 | 1.44 | 0.71 | 0.08 | 10.69 |