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Automated Credibility Assessment of Web-Based Health Information Considering Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode): Model Development and Validation Study

Automated Credibility Assessment of Web-Based Health Information Considering Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode): Model Development and Validation Study

Examples of such systems include the Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode) [1], the benchmarks set by the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), and the DISCERN instrument [12]. One of the most widespread methods is the HONcode certification, which a website displaying health content must adhere to in order to obtain certification.

Azadeh Bayani, Alexandre Ayotte, Jean Noel Nikiema

JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e52995

Googling for Suicide–Content and Quality Analysis of Suicide-Related Websites: Thematic Analysis

Googling for Suicide–Content and Quality Analysis of Suicide-Related Websites: Thematic Analysis

The overrepresentation of neutral pages in tone was statistically significant (χ22=30.55; contingency coefficient=0.44; P The average HONcode score was 5.81 (SD 2.70, median 7), whereas the average overall number of likes, comments, and shares was 14,261.56 (SD 60,065.23, median 15.00). The correlation between HONcode and the overall number of likes, comments, and shares was 0.16 (95% CI –0.33 to 0.58; P=.53). Further details are reported in Table 1.

Wen Luigi Chen, Andrea Boggero, Giovanni Del Puente, Martina Olcese, Davide Prestia, Haitham Jahrami, Nasr Chalghaf, Noomen Guelmami, Fairouz Azaiez, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

JMIR Form Res 2021;5(11):e29146

Evaluating the Quality of Health-Related WeChat Public Accounts: Cross-Sectional Study

Evaluating the Quality of Health-Related WeChat Public Accounts: Cross-Sectional Study

HONcode: Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct. To the best of our knowledge, there is no quality assessment tool for WPAs, which are online information dissemination platforms that are similar to websites in terms of information release, content services, and operation modes. Therefore, in this study, the HONcode scale was used as the tool to evaluate HWPA quality specifications.

Fuzhi Wang, Zhuoxin Wang, Weiwei Sun, Xiumu Yang, Zhiwei Bian, Lining Shen, Wei Pan, Peng Liu, Xingzhi Chen, Lianguo Fu, Fan Zhang, Dan Luo

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2020;8(5):e14826

Misinformation of COVID-19 on the Internet: Infodemiology Study

Misinformation of COVID-19 on the Internet: Infodemiology Study

The HONcode is a nonprofit and nongovernmental organization that promotes transparent and reliable health information online. It is a certification of the websites based on an “ethical standard aimed at offering quality health information”. The HONcode was founded under the auspices of the Geneva Department of Employment, Social Affairs and Health in 1995. It is a code used and approved by the Economic and Social Council and the WHO.

Jose Yunam Cuan-Baltazar, Maria José Muñoz-Perez, Carolina Robledo-Vega, Maria Fernanda Pérez-Zepeda, Elena Soto-Vega

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(2):e18444