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Reviewing ADHD Website from the Mayo Clinic Hailey Zimmerman College of Education, Grand Canyon University ENG-105: English Composition I Kevin Boyd October 25, 2023 1
Reviewing The Mayo Clinics Website Have trouble trying to find information about something people may be experiencing? The best way to find these answers is to visit a reputable website with information and resources. Reliable information is essential and needs to be accessible to all people. Visiting the Mayo Clinic will give people a place to go to get reliable and easily accessible information. The website relays information through authority, accuracy, and coverage. Authority The first criterion observed is authority. Medical editors, scientists, and physicians are all responsible for the continuous updates that the medical world has for the public. Annually the Mayo Clinic publishes more than 13,000 articles. Peer-reviewed research and published results are gold standards for evaluating new scientific knowledge (Mayo Clinic, n.d.). The Mayo Clinic holds itself to the highest standards to ensure that the best scientific knowledge is available allowing the currency aspect of this to shine through on the ADHD website. The article is dated January 2023 making the article within the current year. There is a section dedicated to extending the recent knowledge and stories. The section is labeled products and services. The other great way this website attaches to currency is the email sign-up section located under the when to seek help column. Signing up will keep you updated on research advancements, health tips, and up-to- date health topics. (Mayo Clinic, n.d). Reviewing this website it is clear that authority is an essential part of the information about ADHD. It builds a stronger connection to the reader and their ability to trust the information based on the authority stance. Accuracy The second criterion observed was accuracy. Medical editors, scientists, and physicians are all responsible for the continuous updates that the medical world has for the public. Annually 2
the Mayo Clinic publishes more than 13,000 articles. Peer-reviewed research and published results are gold standards for evaluating new scientific knowledge (Mayo Clinic, n.d.). The Mayo Clinic holds itself to the highest standards to ensure that the best scientific knowledge is available allowing the currency aspect of this to shine through on the ADHD website. The article is dated January 2023 making the article within the current year. There is a section dedicated to extending the recent knowledge and stories. The section is labeled products and services. The other great way this website attaches to currency is the email sign up section located under the when to seek help column. Signing up will keep you update on research advancements, health tips, and up to date health topics. (Mayo Clinic, n.d). Reviewing this website it is clear that currency is an essential part of the information about ADHD. Coverage The final criterion observed was coverage . ADHD is most found and diagnosed in children. This causes parents who look after their children to go out and find information about what they are experiencing or seeing in their children. When the parents come to the Mayo Clinic website they will be greeted with a bright blue banner and organized tabs depending on the section. Tabs range from symptoms and diagnosis to doctors and Mayo Clinic care. So, if they already know of the signs and they want to find out what is next they don’t have to read through the things they already know about ADHD. The tabs allow the Mayo Clinic information to be clear and relevant to the person who is reading. Toward the end the website states if you have concerns about your child showing signs, to see the pediatrician or family doctor (Mayo Clinic,2023). Seeing a doctor will always be relevant and most up-to-date with the information that is being sought after. The Mayo Clinic demonstrates relevance very clearly and appropriately in its website. This creating the criterion coverage very well on the website. 3
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