Section | SECTION 1 Is the publication reliable? | SECTION 2 How good is the quality of information on treatment choices? | SECTION 3 Overall Rating of the Publication | Â | Â | ||||||||||||||
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DISCERN Question | 1. Are the aims clear? | 2. Does it achieve its aims? | 3. Is it relevant? | 4. Is it clear what sources of information were used to compile the publication (other than the author or producer)? | 5. Is it clear when the information used or reported in the publication was produced? | 6. Is it balanced and unbiased? | 7. Does it provide details of additional sources of support and information? | 8. Does it refer to areas of uncertainty? | 9. Does it describe how each treatment works? | 10.Does it describe the benefits of each treatment? | 11. Does it describe the risks of each treatment? | 12. Does it describe what would happen if no treatment is used? | 13. Does it describe how the treatment choices affect overall quality of life? | 14. Is it clear that there may be more than one possible treatment choice? | 15. Does it provide support for shared decision-making? | 16. Based on the answers to all of the above questions, rate the overall quality of the publication as a source of information about treatment choices | Standard Deviation of Overall Score (Q16) | DISCERN Score (Sum of Q1-Q15) | |
Canada Kratom | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 0.71 | 51.00 | |
Kratora | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 45.50 | |
Kratom Spot | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.5.0 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 44.00 | |
Cali Botanicals | 4.50 | 4.5.0 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.41 | 43.50 | |
Original Harvest Kratom | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 0.71 | 40.00 | |
Kats Botanicals | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 0.71 | 39.50 | |
Kratom Exchange | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 0.71 | 38.00 | |
Kratom Wave | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 0.71 | 36.50 | |
Pur Kratom | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 0.71 | 36.00 | |
Buy Kratom Extracts | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | |
Kay Botanicals | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 35.00 | |
Titan kratom | 4.5.0 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.41 | 34.50 | |
Kratom Crazy | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.41 | 34.00 | |
Phoria | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 33.50 | |
Evergreen Tree | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.41 | 32.50 | |
Kraken Kratom | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 0.71 | 32.50 | |
Kratomnesia | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.41 | 32.50 | |
Legal Herbal Shop | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 32.00 | |
Order Kratom Online | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 32.00 | |
Best Kratom | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.40 | 31.00 | |
Phytoextractum | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 31.00 | |
Sacred Kratom | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.500 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.41 | 31.00 | |
Kratomystic | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 30.50 | |
Super Speciosa | 4.50 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 30.50 | |
Online Kratom | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | |
The IAMShaman Shop | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 29.50 | |
Azarius | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 29.00 | |
Kratom of Life | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 28.00 | |
Authentic Kratom | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 27.00 | |
Kratom Krates | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 26.50 | |
Buy Kratom | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 26.00 | |
Flavourz | 4.50 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 25.00 | |
Kraatje | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 25.00 | |
True North Kratom | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 24.50 | |
EZ Kratom | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.72 | 24.00 | |
Mitra Genie Kratom | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 24.00 | |
The Kratom Connection | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 24.00 | |
BC Kratom | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 23.50 | |
Kratom Earth | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 23.50 | |
Kratom Temple | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 23.50 | |
Botanical Remedies | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 23.00 | |
Buy Kratom Bulk USA | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 23.00 | |
Kratom Gardens | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 23.00 | |
Canada kratom Store | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 22.00 | |
Moon Kratom | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 22.00 | |
Big Bear Kratom | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 21.50 | |
Kratom Online | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 21.50 | |
Left Coast Kratom | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 20.50 | |
Kratom Dudes | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | |
PA Botanicals | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | |
Earth Kratom | 1.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 19.50 | |
Total Mean Score | 4.16 | 416 | 1.37 | 1.63 | 2.24 | 1.56 | 1.67 | 1.92 | 1.74 | 2.38 | 1.74 | 1.05 | 1.18 | 1.37 | 1.46 | 1.87 | 0.63 | 29.61 | |
Total Std. Dev | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.54 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 0.92 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.16 | 1.52 | 1.72 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.96 | 0.82 | 0.56 | 0.44 | 7.34 |