Introduktion: I dagens digitala tidsålder vänder sig många individer till internet som sin första källa till hälsoinformation. Forskning har dock visat att majoriteten av digital hälsoinformation är av låg kvalitet och har bristfällig korrekthet. En stor del av denna information består sannolikt av både desinformation och missinformation. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att sammanställa resultaten från peer-review granskade studier som utvärderar korrektheten hos digital hälsoinformation, med särskilt fokus på studier som använder expertgranskade texter utvärderade mot etablerade riktlinjer. Metod: Den 7 april 2024 genomsöktes tre databaser – MEDLINE EBSCO, Scopus och PubMed. Totalt 21 artiklar inkluderades. Resultaten från dessa artiklar kategoriserades och analyserades induktivt utifrån Narro och Tudges neo-ekologiska teori. Resultat: Fyra huvudkategorier skapades gällande informationens korrekthet: god, måttlig, bristfällig och varierande. Av de inkluderade artiklarna bedömdes 3 (14%) ha god korrekthet, 4 (19%) artiklar måttlig korrekthet, 13 (62%) bristfällig korrekthet och 1 (5%) hade varierande. Därtill ansågs 76% av det inkluderade materialet från trovärdiga källor ha bristfällig korrekthet. Slutsats: Majoriteten av de inkluderade studierna och det trovärdiga materialet har bristfällig korrekthet. Dessutom, tenderar studier som uppvisar en högre grad av korrekthet, ha sämre läsbarhet och den övergripande kvaliteten är ofta bristfällig, vilket även gör det svårt för konsumenter att förstå informationen. / Introduction: In today's digital age, many individuals turn to the internet as their initial source of health information. However, research has shown that the majority of online health information is of poor quality and low accuracy. A significant portion of this information likely includes both misinformation and disinformation. Aim: The aim of this study was to synthesize findings from peer-reviewed research assessing the accuracy of online health information, with a particular emphasis on studies that utilize expert-reviewed content evaluated against established guidelines. Method: On 7 April 2024, three databases—MEDLINE EBSCO, Scopus, and PubMed—were searched. A total of 21 articles were included in the systematic review. The results from these articles were categorized and inductively examined through the lens of Narro and Tudge’s neo-ecological theory. Results: Four primary categories were created concerning the accuracy of the information: good, moderate, poor, and varied. Among the included articles, 3 (14%) were deemed to have good accuracy, 4 (19%) articles exhibited moderate accuracy, 13 (62%) demonstrated poor accuracy, and 1 (5%) had varied accuracy. Additionally, 76% of the included material from trustworthy sources were categorized as having poor accuracy. Conclusion: The majority of the included studies and trustworthy material were found to have poor accuracy. Furthermore, even when studies exhibited a higher degree of accuracy, the readability and overall quality were often deficient, making it difficult for consumers to understand.

La généralisation de l'usage destechnologies numériques a imposé au secteur dela santé de nombreux changements, notammentceux qui se rapportent à la circulation del'information sur les médicaments. Le volumeconsidérable d'informations de santé auquel sontconfrontés régulièrement les consommateurs estsusceptible d'affecter la manière avec laquelle cesderniers évaluent les différentes opportunités dece marché, notamment celles qui sont relatives àl'automédication. L'analyse des données obtenues,d'une part à l'aide d'entretiens approfondis avecdes pharmaciens, et d'autre part, grâce à uneimmersion totale en officine, nous ont apporté deséléments de réponses sur les implications quidécoulent de l'usage d'internet en sa qualité desource d'informations sur la perception du risquelors du processus de décision relatif à l'achat debiens de santé, plus particulièrement celui desmédicaments d'automédication. / The general use of digital technologieshas imposed on the healthcare sector manychanges, in particular, those relating to the flowof information on drugs. Consumers areconfronted with a sheer volume of healthinformation that is likely to affect the way inwhich they evaluate the different opportunitiesin this market, particularly those related to selfmedication.In this research, in-depth interviewswith pharmacists and participant observation(full immersion in pharmacies), were selected asthe data collection techniques. The analysis ofdata provided some possible answers about theimplications arising from the use of the Internetas a source of information on perceived risk inthe health products decision-making process,more particularly, that of self-medication drugs.

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Il 40 per cento degli intervistati afferma che non ha trovato informazioni esaustive sui rischi e benefici dei farmaci trovati, mentre il 52 per cento afferma che le informazioni trovate hanno aiutato a seguire le indicazioni e i consigli del medico. Tra i rispondenti che si sono sottoposti a visita medica e che hanno discusso le informazioni trovate online con il proprio medico di fiducia, l'84 per cento ha ricevuto la prescrizione di farmaci. Di questi, solo il 17 per cento riporta che il farmaco prescritto era lo stesso trovato online, il 74 per cento è stato inviato da uno specialista e l'80 per cento ha ricevuto una prescrizione per test diagnostici. Più della metà dei rispondenti ha anche riportato azioni intraprese dal medico diverse dalla prescrizione del farmaco trovato online. Il 20 per cento degli intervistati afferma che le informazioni trovate sul farmaco da prescrizione in Internet hanno ridotto il suo / la sua fiducia nel medico, mentre il 41 per cento afferma che lo ha aiutato ad avere una comunicazione migliore con il proprio medico di fiducia. Nonostante le preoccupazioni sulle conseguenze negative della comunicazione di salute online, non abbiamo riscontrato differenze in termini di effetti sulla salute tra i pazienti che hanno assunto i farmaci “menzionati” online e coloro che hanno preso altri farmaci da prescrizione. / We conducted a national online survey about health care experiences associated with digital communication of prescription drugs. 46 percent of the sample (265 adults) found information about prescription drugs during their online search in the last 12 months. 40 percent of respondents agreed they didn’t find exhaustive information about risks and benefits while 52 percent agreed it helped in following their physician’s indications and advise. Among the respondents who had a physician visit during which health information found online was discussed, 84 percent received a drug prescription with only 17 percent being the same drug found on internet, 74 percent was sent to a specialist and 80 percent received a diagnostic test prescription. More than half also reported actions taken by their physician other than prescribing the drug brand found online. 20 percent respondents states that info found on the prescription drug in Internet reduced his/her trust in the physician while 41 percent states it helped in his/her communication with physician. Despite concerns about online health communication’s negative consequences, we found no differences in health effects between patients who took “advocated”/”mentioned” drugs and those who took other prescription drugs.