Table 1 Characteristics of the websites associated with a sample of 86 webpages
Characteristics | Number (%) of websites |
|---|---|
Country of origin: | |
United States of America | 72 (83.7) |
Canada | 8 (9.3) |
United Kingdom | 5 (5.8) |
Australia | 1 (1.2) |
Website ownership structure: | |
Commercial | 39 (45.3) |
Not-for-profit | 38 (44.2) |
Government | 5 (5.8) |
University | 4 (4.7) |
Personal | 0 (0) |
Webpage type: | |
Information | 66 (76.7) |
Wiki | 8 (9.3) |
Scholarly work | 4 (4.7) |
Health product | 5 (5.8) |
News | 2 (2.3) |
Discussion forum | 1 (1.2) |
Primary focus of webpage: | |
Cognitive health | 41 (47.7) |
Dementia | 34 (39.5) |
Other | 11 (12.8) |
Advertising content on webpage: | |
Promotion of a specific product or company | 10 (11.6) |
Mixed advertising content on page | 29 (33.7) |
No advertising content | 47 (54.7) |
Webpage indicates expert involvement: | |
Name, credentials, and affiliation noted | 3 (3.5) |
Name and credentials noted | 16 (18.6) |
Name noted | 16 (18.6) |
No reference to experts | 67 (77.9) |
Webpage refers to consensus guidelines: | |
Yes | 1 (1.2) |
Unnamed | 2 (2.3) |
No | 84 (97.7) |