Bottom Line:
Detailed information about the long term use of hormone therapy
Publication details:
An introduction to hormone therapy is provided. The following topics are covered:
- What are hormones?
- Why have hormone therapy?
- Can you have chemotherapy instead?
- Types of hormone therapy
- Flare
- Oestrogens
- Who will prescribe your hormone therapy
- Later on
- Hormone resistance
- Intermittent hormone therapy
- Short term use of hormone therapy
- Summary
We assessed this page using an appraisal instrument developed by Minervation specifically for this project. This approach is still in development, so you should regard the assessments as a general guide. Click here to find out more, or to let us know how you think the approach could be improved.
Reliability comments:
- Written in 2002, this summary needs to be updated.
- Cannot tell if the content has been checked by an expert.
- The page was last updated in February 2008.
- References are cited.
- It is clear who has developed this website.
- More details on how content is produced would be welcome.
Usability comments:
- Specialist terminology used
- Graphics would be appropriate
- PDF document.
- There may be a few minor problems with meeting web Accessibility standards
- Information is clearly signposted for browsing.
- The Google-powered search engine is somewhat limited.
Scoring
Reliability
| Item |
Score |
| Is it clear who has developed the web site and what their objectives are? |
3 |
| The charity's logo appears on the homepage and there is a detailed About Us section. |
| Does the site report a robust quality control procedure? |
2 |
| The site policy lacks detail on how content is researched and produced. |
| Is the page content checked by an expert? |
3 |
| The content has been reviewed by experts. |
| Is the page updated regularly? |
2 |
| The page was last updated in February 2008. |
| Does the page cite relevant sources where appropriate? |
2 |
| References are cited. |
Usability
| Item |
Score |
| Is the site accessible without a login? |
3 |
| No registration required. |
| Does the site conform to web Accessibility standards? |
2 |
| Lida score 83% |
| Is the site design clear and transparent? |
3 |
| The site is clearly laid out and it users can tell where to go to find what they need. |
| Is the site design consistent from one page to another? |
2 |
| Yes, site design is consistent, though there are inconsistencies in layout at times and between the titles of pages |
| Can users find what they need on the site? |
2 |
| The lack of meaningful page Title tags means that the Search engine cannot display effective links. |
| Is the format of information clear and appropriate for the audience? |
2 |
| Specialist terminology used. Graphics would be appropriate |
| Weighted total (Usability + (Reliability x 2)): |
38 |
We score each question out of three where:
| 0 |
= Never or Can't tell |
| 1 |
= Sometimes or partly |
| 2 |
= Mostly |
| 3 |
= Always |
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Toolkit: Treatments: hormone therapy
