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Table 3 Recommended websites for patients and consumers

From: Cannabis for pain: a cross-sectional survey of the patient information quality on the Internet

Website name

URL

DISCERN score (sum)

Overall rating (Q16) score (mean)

Website category

Target audience

Frequency of updates

Medical News Today

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com

65.00

4.50

Health portal

Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public

Website content is updated daily. Frequency of website update in general not available.

WebMD

https://www.webmd.com

64.50

4.50

Health portal

Patients/public

Website content is updated daily. Frequency of website update in general not available.

Very Well Health

https://www.verywellhealth.com

62.50

4.00

Health portal

Healthcare providers, patients/public

Frequency of updates is not available.

Creaky Joints

https://www.creakyjoints.org

60.50

4.00

Non-profit

Patients/public

Website updated monthly.

Arthritis

https://www.arthritis.ca

53.50

4.00

Non-profit

Patients/public

Frequency of updates is not available.

  1. Table 3 provides additional details about the five highest scoring websites based on DISCERN instrument assessments, which may be of value to healthcare providers who seek to recommend online resources to patients about cannabis use for pain