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Table 1 Criteria used to rank websites

From: An evaluation of the quality of online perinatal depression information

Measure

Element assessed

Maximum possible score

Classification criteria

Good

Adequate

Poor

DISCERN

Information quality

5

>  4

3–4

<  3

SMOG

Readability

N/A

6–8

9–10

>  10

PEMAT

Understandability

100%

> 70%

50–70%

<  50%

 

Actionability

100%

> 70%

50–70%

<  50%

VisAWI

Visual design

7

>  6

4–6

<  4

–

Aggregate rating

15

≥ 12

9–11

≤ 8

  1. SMOG Simple Measure of Gobbledygook, PEMAT Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool, VisAWI Visual Aesthetics of Website Inventory