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Quality Assessment of Web-Based Information Related to Diet During Pregnancy in Pregnant Women: Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study

Quality Assessment of Web-Based Information Related to Diet During Pregnancy in Pregnant Women: Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study

The Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST) is a reliable and valid tool for evaluating online articles on health [16]. The QUEST assessed the information quality of the websites based on 7 weighted criteria: authorship, attribution, study type, conflicts of interest, currency, complementarity, and tone. The QUEST emphasizes balanced evaluation, prioritizing key indicators such as attribution, conflict-of-interest disclosure, and tone [16]. Textbox 1 presents the details of each QUEST component.

Daichi Suzuki, Etsuko Nishimura, Rina Shoki, Ishak Halim Octawijaya, Erika Ota

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e64630

Assessing COVID-19 Health Information on Google Using the Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST): Cross-sectional and Readability Analysis

Assessing COVID-19 Health Information on Google Using the Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST): Cross-sectional and Readability Analysis

Google Trends (GT) was used to identify popular COVID-19 search terms and produce a list of related online health articles, after which the Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST) was applied to assess validity. QUEST is a verified metric created to assess online health information, or any information available online that patients may read to learn more about their health, in a quantifiable way.

Vismaya S Bachu, Heba Mahjoub, Albert E Holler, Tudor Crihalmeanu, Dheevena M Bachu, Varun Ayyaswami, Pearman D Parker, Arpan V Prabhu

JMIR Form Res 2022;6(2):e32443