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Quality of Medical Advice Provided Between Members of a Web-Based Message Board for Patients With Implantable Defibrillators: Mixed-Methods Study

Quality of Medical Advice Provided Between Members of a Web-Based Message Board for Patients With Implantable Defibrillators: Mixed-Methods Study

Commenters provided advice in 7 conceptual areas: (1) Device information (n=19); (2) Programming (n=16); (3) Cardiovascular disease (n=9); (4) Procedures (n=6); (5) Lead management (n=4); (6) Activity restriction (n=15); and (7) Management of other conditions (n=13). The overall quality of advice provided was mixed, with 50% (41/82) advice deemed generally appropriate, 24% (20/82) inappropriate for most patients, 6% (5/82) controversial, and 20% (16/82) without sufficient context.

Christopher E Knoepke, D Hogan Slack, M Pilar Ingle, Daniel D Matlock, Lucas N Marzec

JMIR Cardio 2018;2(2):e11358