Table 1 Categorisation of websites based on affiliation, specialisation, content type and content presentation
From: Web-based information on the treatment of the mouth in systemic sclerosis
Category | Criteria | Number of websites (%) |
|---|---|---|
Affiliation | Commercial | 25 (43.9) |
Non-profit organisation | 23 (40.4) | |
Governmental | 5 (8.8) | |
University/medical centre | 4 (7.0) | |
Specialisation | Exclusively related | 16 (28.1) |
Partly related | 41 (71.9) | |
Content type | Medical facts | 47 (82.5) |
Clinical trials | 10 (17.5) | |
Human interest stories | 6 (10.5) | |
Question and answer | 5 (8.8) | |
Content presentation | Image | 17 (29.8) |
Video | 0 (0) | |
Audio | 1 (1.8) |