Environmental Scan of Parent-Facing Health Information About Antibiotics in US Children's Hospital Websites.
Sabrina MangalAdriana ArciaEileen CarterPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2022)
Nearly half of free-standing children's hospital websites contain parent-facing resources about antibiotics. Most resources have information on safe antibiotic use, antibiotic resistance, and questions to ask clinicians. Accessibility can be improved by increasing readability, available languages, and multimedia. Future research should evaluate information accuracy, actionability, and comprehension with target audiences.