We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Evaluating the Credibility and Reliability of Online Information on Cannabidiol (CBD) for Epilepsy Treatment in Poland.
- Authors
Zakrzewski, Dawid M.; Podlejska, Patrycja; Kubziakowska, Wiktoria; Dzwilewski, Kamil; Waszak, Przemysław M.; Zawadzka, Marta; Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska, Maria
- Abstract
The interest in the potential therapeutic use of cannabis, especially cannabidiol (CBD), has increased significantly in recent years. On the Internet, users can find lots of articles devoted to its medical features such as reducing seizure activity in epilepsy. The aim of our work was to evaluate the information contained on the websites, including social media, in terms of the credibility and the reliability of current knowledge about the usage of products containing cannabidiol in epilepsy treatment. We used online available links found using the Newspointtool. The initial database included 38,367 texts, but after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 314 texts were taken into consideration. Analysis was performed using the DISCERN scale and the set of questions created by the authors. In the final assessment, we observed that most of the texts (58.9%) were characterized by a very poor level of reliability and the average DISCERN score was 26.97 points. Additionally, considering the form of the text, the highest average score (35.73) came from entries on blog portals, whereas the lowest average score (18.33) came from comments and online discussion forums. Moreover, most of the texts do not contain key information regarding the indications, safety, desired effects, and side effects of CBD therapy. The study highlights the need for healthcare professionals to guide patients towards reliable sources of information and cautions against the use of unverified online materials, especially as the only FDA-approved CBD medication, Epidiolex, differs significantly from over-the-counter CBD products.
- Subjects
POLAND; CANNABIDIOL; WORLD Wide Web; SOCIAL media; HEALTH literacy; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); T-test (Statistics); RESEARCH funding; HEALTH; PARAMETERS (Statistics); KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; INFORMATION resources; INTERNET; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test; CHI-squared test; MATHEMATICAL statistics; EPILEPSY; TRUST; DATA analysis software; QUALITY assurance; RELIABILITY (Personality trait)
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2024, Vol 12, Issue 8, p830
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare12080830