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Table 5 Top 10 webpages ranked by information reliability, information quality, and subject matter expert ratings

From: Did online publishers “get it right”? Using a naturalistic search strategy to review cognitive health promotion content on internet webpages

Rank By information reliability Score By information quality Score By subject matter expert rating Score
1 https://www.alz.co.uk/sites/default/files/pdfs/nutrition-and-dementia.pdf 4.94 https://www.alz.co.uk/sites/default/files/nutrition-and-dementia-introduction.pdf 3.93 https://www.alz.co.uk/sites/default/files/pdfs/nutrition-and-dementia.pdf 5.00
2 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2805706/ 4.69 https://www.alz.co.uk/sites/default/files/pdfs/nutrition-and-dementia.pdf 3.92 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer's_disease 5.00
3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer‘s_disease 4.69 http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/lifestyle-guide-11/fortifying-your-memory-with-supplements 3.71 https://www.alz.co.uk/sites/default/files/nutrition-and-dementia-introduction.pdf 4.50
4 https://www.alz.co.uk/sites/default/files/nutrition-and-dementia-introduction.pdf 4.63 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2805706/ 3.64 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2805706/ 4.50
5 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142214.php 4.56 http://www.healthline.com/health/dementia/vitamins-memory-loss#Overview1 3.5 http://www.alz.org/we_can_help_brain_health_maintain_your_brain.asp 4.00
6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_fitness 4.31 http://hbr.org/2007/11/cognitive-fitness/ar/1 3.18 http://www.alz.org/we_can_help_adopt_a_healthy_diet.asp 4.00
7 http://www.brainhealth.utdallas.edu/blog_page/study-finds-aerobic-exercise-improves-memory-brain-function-and-physical-fi 4.19 http://www.healthybrainforlife.com/articles/school-health-and-nutrition/feeding-the-brain-for-academic-success-how [now defunct] 3.07 http://www.brainhealth.utdallas.edu/blog_page/study-finds-aerobic-exercise-improves-memory-brain-function-and-physical-fi 4.00
8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurobiological_effects_of_physical_exercise 4.06 http://www.helpguide.org/articles/alzheimers-dementia/alzheimers-and-dementia-prevention.htm 3.00 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_fitness 4.00
9 http://www.healthline.com/health/dementia/vitamins-memory-loss#Overview1 3.94 http://www.helpguide.org/articles/memory/how-to-improve-your-memory.htm 3.00 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142214.php 4.00
10 http://www.alz.org/we_can_help_adopt_a_healthy_diet.asp 3.88 http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/vitamins-for-memory.html 3.00 http://www.alz.org/what-is-dementia.asp 3.50
11 http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20434658,00.html 3.88    http://www.healthline.com/health/dementia/vitamins-memory-loss#Overview1 3.50
12      http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20434658,00.html 3.50
  1. Note: Several webpages are equally ranked, resulting in lists of 10–12 webpages, listed here in alphabetical order. From the full sample of 86 webpages, only webpages containing substantive information about cognitive health promotion or prevention of cognitive decline were considered in these rankings (N = 48)
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