User’s Search for Information: A Multi-Language Cross-Sectional Assessment of Websites about Healthcare-Associated Infections

Abstract

Healthcare-associated infections have a significant impact on public health, and many patients and their next-of-kin are seeking information on the internet. The study aimed to assess the quality of online written content about healthcare-associated infections available in English, Romanian, and Hungarian languages.

Keywords

• infodemiology
• health-related information
• internet
• quality assessment
• consumer health informatics
• misinformation
• nosocomial infections