Stillbirth and risk factors: an evaluation of Irish and UK websites

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dc.check.date2021-09-06
dc.check.infoAccess to this article is restricted until 12 months after publication by request of the publisher.en
dc.contributor.authorEscañuela Sánchez, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorMeaney, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorO'Donoghue, Keelin
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-16T12:24:41Z
dc.date.available2020-09-16T12:24:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-06
dc.date.updated2020-09-16T12:06:06Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: Research indicates that the internet is used to source health-related information, including pregnancy-related information. The aim of this study was to examine websites targeted at the pregnant population and to assess the content therein relating to stillbirth and modifiable risk factors. Methods: The study was limited to websites hosted in Ireland and the UK, and results organized by provider and topic. A codebook was designed to record the information found on the websites. Data were collected on different website characteristics, and a search was undertaken for basic information related to stillbirth (prevalence, causes, procedures, consequences, etc.), and information relating to modifiable risk factors (smoking, alcohol/drug use, medicines use, sleep position, attendance at antenatal care, and weight management). Results: 92 websites were included in the study, of which 39.1% (n = 36) contained basic information about stillbirth and 29.3% (n = 27) contained information related to modifiable risk factors. Only one website (1.1%) contained all the information that was sought. Websites hosted by charities were more likely to contain basic information related to stillbirth, (39.3%, n = 11 of the 28 websites hosted by charities) whereas the commercial sites were more likely to contain information about modifiable risk factors (53.3%, n = 8 of the 15 commercial sites). Conclusion: The results of this study illustrate that websites directed at the pregnant population are a poor source for information related to stillbirth. Some stillbirth risk factors are modifiable; therefore, it is crucial that women and stakeholders can avail of reliable sources of information to make informed decisions.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationEscañuela Sánchez, T., Meaney, S. and O’Donoghue, K. (2020) 'Stillbirth and risk factors: an evaluation of Irish and UK websites', Journal of Communication in Healthcare, (10 pp). doi: 10.1080/17538068.2020.1807887en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17538068.2020.1807887en
dc.identifier.endpage10en
dc.identifier.issn1753-8068
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal Of Communication In Healthcareen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/10531
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/12/RC/2272/IE/Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT)/en
dc.relation.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538068.2020.1807887
dc.rights© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Communication in Healthcare on 06 Sept 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17538068.2020.1807887en
dc.subjectStillbirthen
dc.subjectBehavioural risk factorsen
dc.subjectWebsitesen
dc.subjectOnline health informationen
dc.subjectOnline health information seekingen
dc.subjectStillbirth information seekingen
dc.titleStillbirth and risk factors: an evaluation of Irish and UK websitesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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