Cancer-related fatigue: Quality, credibility, usability, and readability of information on websites of health care institutions in Germany

This study aimed to portray available information on cancer-related fatigue on German health care institution websites considering the idea of patient empowerment. Based on website quality criteria, we developed a website-rating tool comprising 18 items. Descriptive analyses, a KruskalWallis test, and corresponding post hoc tests comparing rating sum scores between institution groups were performed. Websites of 283 systematically compiled health care institutions were included in the rating. Cancer-related fatigue was introduced on 21.9% and detailed information was provided on 27.9% of the websites. Information material was offered on 9.2% of the websites, while fatigue treatment offers were presented on 21.6% of the websites. The rating sum scores differed between institution groups (p