Assessment tool/template used to assess (A) the descriptive content of each website and (B) the quality of information contained in each website that is relevant to the surgeon
| Item | Response categories |
|---|---|
| Part A: Website description | |
| Accessibility | Easy to open, page not found, no longer exists |
| Last date of update of information | Yes/no; if yes, how old? |
| Availability of authorship information | Yes/no |
| Type of author | Professional organisation, profit organisation, educational institution, instrument company, club, others |
| Target audience information | Yes/no |
| Type of target audience | General public, healthcare providers, patients, insurers, targeted workers |
| Part B: Adequacy of content | |
| Picture of surgeon | Yes/no |
| Highest qualification | Primary medical degree, MRCS, FRCS, others |
| Area(s) of general interest* | Yes/no |
| Area(s) of specialist interest(s)* | Yes/no |
| Mortality rate | Yes/no |
| Morbidity rate† | Yes/no |
| Research | Yes/no |
| Research publications | Yes/no |
| Teaching | Yes/no |
| Management and leadership skills | Yes/no |
| Patient satisfaction | Excellent, good, average, poor, not given |
*The area(s) of interest include(s) descriptions such as, for example, lower-limb surgery, upper-limb surgery, spinal surgery, etc. The specialist interest(s) include(s) descriptions such as sports injuries, soft tissue surgery, arthroscopic surgery, trauma surgery, etc.
†Morbidity: complications related to orthopaedic procedure(s).