ABSTRACT
Objective To develop an evaluation index system on health information on the internet using Delphi method. Methods The index system on health information on the internet was drown up and then two rounds of 11 experts' questionnaire consultation were conducted using Delphi method to determine the index system. Results Of 11 experts, the mean age was 48.55±6.79, and 91.67％ of experts had high professional titles and had been working for average (23.64±10.10) years. The altive coefficient for the first and the second hound consultation was 91.67％ and 100.00％ respectively. The average coefficient of specialists authority was 0.75. After two round consultations, Kendalf's concordance coefficients were 0.39 (P<0.01) and 0.51 (P <0.01) , respectively. After two rounds of Delphi, the index system includes 3 from first-level indicators and 15 from secondary-level indicators. Conclusion Experts' representativeness, enthusiasm and professionalism brought to a consensus in developing an evaluation index system to be used in monitoring health information on the internet.