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Table 2 DISCERN Instrument Ratings

From: Assessing the quality of information provided on websites selling Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) to consumers in Canada

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

  

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

https://www.canadakratomexpress.com/

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

https://buykratom.us/

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

https://kratomspot.com/

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

https://www.calibotanicals.com/

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

https://www.originalharvestkratom.com/

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

https://katsbotanicals.com/

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

https://www.kratomexchange.com/

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

https://kratomwave.com/

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

https://purkratom.com/

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

https://buy-kratom-extracts.com/

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

https://kaybotanicals.com/

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

https://www.titankratom.com/

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

https://kratomcrazy.com/

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

https://www.phoriakratom.com/

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

https://theevergreentree.com/

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

https://krakenkratom.com/

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

https://kratomnesia.com/

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

https://www.legalherbalshop.com/

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

https://orderkratomonline.ca/

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

https://bestkratom.com/

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

https://www.phytoextractum.com/

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

https://www.sacredkratom.com/

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

https://kratomystic.com/

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

https://superspeciosa.com/

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

https://onlinekratom.com/

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

https://www.iamshaman.com/default.htm

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

https://azarius.net/smartshop/kratom/

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

https://kratomoflife.com/

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

https://www.authentickratom.com/

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

https://kratomkrates.com/buy-kratom/

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

https://www.buykratom.com/

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

https://buy-kratom.us/

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

https://www.kraatje.eu/

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

https://www.truenorthkratom.com/

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

https://ezkratom.com/

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

https://mitrageniekratom.com/

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

https://thekratomconnection.com/

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

https://bckratom.com/

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

https://www.kratomearth.com/

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

https://kratomtemple.com/

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

https://botanicalremediesllc.com/

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

https://buykratombulkusa.com/

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

https://www.kratomgardens.com/en/

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

https://www.canadakratomstore.com/

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

https://moonkratom.com/

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

https://bigbearkratom.com/

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

https://www.kratom-online.com/

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

https://left-coast-kratom.com/

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

https://kratomdudes.com/

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

https://pabotanicals.com/

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

https://earthkratom.com/

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