TY  - JOUR
AU  - Moore, Donna
AU  - Harrison, Virginia
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/12/20
TI  - Advice for Health Care Professionals and Users: An Evaluation of Websites for Perinatal Anxiety
JO  - JMIR Ment Health
SP  - e11464
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
KW  - anxiety
KW  - female
KW  - internet
KW  - perinatal
KW  - postpartum
AB  - Background: Many websites are available with information and resources for perinatal anxiety; however, there is limited research on the quality and content of these sites. Objective: This study aims to identify what sites are available on perinatal anxiety, identify any information and therapeutic advice given, and review its accuracy and website design. Methods: We conducted an evaluation of websites for perinatal anxiety. Eligible websites (N=50) were evaluated for accuracy of information, resources for mothers, website quality, and readability. Results: Information was often incomplete and focused on symptoms rather than risk factors or impact of untreated perinatal anxiety. Websites often had information on treatment (46/50, 92%), but much less on screening (19/50, 38%). Most sites provided at least some resources to support mothers (49/50, 98%), but active, guided support was infrequent (25/50, 50%). Website quality was extremely variable and mostly difficult to read (42/50, 84%). Conclusions: This study recommends the top 4 websites on perinatal anxiety for health care professionals and users. There is a need for websites to be developed that provide accurate, evidence-based information that women can relate to with quality support resources. Furthermore, these sites should be easy to use and readable. 
SN  - 2368-7959
UR  - http://mental.jmir.org/2018/4/e11464/
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/11464
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30573444
DO  - 10.2196/11464
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/11464
ER  -