1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«With the growing public awareness and demand for social egg freezing, [women first] turn to the Internet to seek medical information. More specifically, the generic search engine Google has been identified as the main primary resource. [Thus, this the aim of this study is] to evaluate online information on social fertility preservation.» (p. 562)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«Dans cette étude, 5 termes ont été utilisés (egg freezing, fertility preservation, social egg freezing, social fertility preservation et oocyte cryopreservation) pour repérer les sites Web les plus populaires d’après le moteur de recherche Google. L’exactitude de l’information et la qualité des sites Web ont été cotées d’après 4 catégories: critère de responsabilité de Silberg, critère d’esthétisme d’Abbott, indice de lisibilité de Flesch–Kincaid et les recommandations de la Société canadienne de fertilité et d’andrologie (SCFA) et de la Société des obstétriciens et gynécologues du Canada (SOGC).» (résumé)

Type de traitement des données :
Réflexion critique

3. Résumé

«The findings of our study suggest that although people are easily able to find relevant information presented in an aesthetically pleasing manner, the information is not easily readable by the general public and does not reflect evidence-based recommendations. Ultimately, readers are not well informed on the basis of online content, and health care professionals should feel an added responsibility to better interpret the information sought online and provide in-depth information to fill in the gaps not addressed through online searches. Fertility preservation for these women should be tailored specifically to each patient, and to avoid false hopes patients should be adequately counselled regarding their unique probability of success with the best available evidence. Recommendations regarding credible sources should be provided to women so they will have additional resources and feel further empowered in their decision making. In addition, our study draws attention to the need to develop better online resources to meet the needs of an expanding group of women.» (p. 585-586)