Dentistry website analysis: An overview of the content of formulated questions and answers
Aim: This study aimed to analyze the content of questions and answers posted on dentistry websites. Subject and methods: A mixed-method study was conducted in 2020. A total of 1354 related questions were included, of which 1182 were answered by dentists. The data was analyzed quantitatively accordin...
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| author | Peivand Bastani Fatemeh Niknam Mahboobeh Rezazadeh Giampiero Rossi-Fedele Sisira Edirippulige Mahnaz Samadbeik |
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| description | Aim: This study aimed to analyze the content of questions and answers posted on dentistry websites. Subject and methods: A mixed-method study was conducted in 2020. A total of 1354 related questions were included, of which 1182 were answered by dentists. The data was analyzed quantitatively according to the classification of the questions, main complaints of the subjects and length of the questions and answers using Excel2013. A qualitative content analysis was carried out also for data robustness and triangulation. Results: Of the 1354 questions, 866 of them were categorized into 11 categories according to the main sub-classes of the International Classification of Diseases to Dentistry and Stomatology. Furthermore, the inquiries were allocated to 3 communication styles to present the users' main complaints that included contextual (52.33%), emotional (6.79%) and focal (40.89%) strategies. Results of the qualitative content analysis have led to 6 main themes: seeking the related recommendations of any actions, treatment seeking, information seeking, seeking for causes and reasons, seeking for oral and dental health recommendations and seeking for the dentists' diagnosis or comments. Conclusions: The present study can be used for designing specific customized websites of dentistry and help the website managers for better optimization of the websites. All these interventions can pave the way for developing teleconsulting in dentistry for middle-income countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5767285a89b84f03a8a443c6d78b90ad2022-12-22T04:19:33ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-08-0188e10250Dentistry website analysis: An overview of the content of formulated questions and answersPeivand Bastani0Fatemeh Niknam1Mahboobeh Rezazadeh2Giampiero Rossi-Fedele3Sisira Edirippulige4Mahnaz Samadbeik5Health Human Resources Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranStudent Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranStudent Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Dental School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaCentre for Online Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Corresponding author.Aim: This study aimed to analyze the content of questions and answers posted on dentistry websites. Subject and methods: A mixed-method study was conducted in 2020. A total of 1354 related questions were included, of which 1182 were answered by dentists. The data was analyzed quantitatively according to the classification of the questions, main complaints of the subjects and length of the questions and answers using Excel2013. A qualitative content analysis was carried out also for data robustness and triangulation. Results: Of the 1354 questions, 866 of them were categorized into 11 categories according to the main sub-classes of the International Classification of Diseases to Dentistry and Stomatology. Furthermore, the inquiries were allocated to 3 communication styles to present the users' main complaints that included contextual (52.33%), emotional (6.79%) and focal (40.89%) strategies. Results of the qualitative content analysis have led to 6 main themes: seeking the related recommendations of any actions, treatment seeking, information seeking, seeking for causes and reasons, seeking for oral and dental health recommendations and seeking for the dentists' diagnosis or comments. Conclusions: The present study can be used for designing specific customized websites of dentistry and help the website managers for better optimization of the websites. All these interventions can pave the way for developing teleconsulting in dentistry for middle-income countries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022015389DentistryWebsiteOnline questionsInternet |
| spellingShingle | Peivand Bastani Fatemeh Niknam Mahboobeh Rezazadeh Giampiero Rossi-Fedele Sisira Edirippulige Mahnaz Samadbeik Dentistry website analysis: An overview of the content of formulated questions and answers Heliyon Dentistry Website Online questions Internet |
| title | Dentistry website analysis: An overview of the content of formulated questions and answers |
| title_full | Dentistry website analysis: An overview of the content of formulated questions and answers |
| title_fullStr | Dentistry website analysis: An overview of the content of formulated questions and answers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dentistry website analysis: An overview of the content of formulated questions and answers |
| title_short | Dentistry website analysis: An overview of the content of formulated questions and answers |
| title_sort | dentistry website analysis an overview of the content of formulated questions and answers |
| topic | Dentistry Website Online questions Internet |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022015389 |
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