Development of a Health Information Web Site Evaluation Categories with Items for Diabetes Mellitus / 대한의료정보학회지
Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics
;
: 345-352, 2005.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-91271
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to develop a health information web site evaluation categories with items for diabetes mellitus in order to offer verified health information, and to propose directions for development of web sites.METHODS:
A preliminary evaluation categories with items was developed using domestic and foreign web site evaluation standards for health information and through a review of the literature. The evaluation categories with items was composed of 'evaluation for web site attributes' and 'evaluation for content information on diabetes mellitus'. Through expert validity tests and a feasibility test of the preliminary tool, the health information Web site evaluation tool for diabetes mellitus was finalized.RESULTS:
This evaluation categories with items included 'evaluation for web site attributes' and 'evaluation for content information on diabetes mellitus'. 'Evaluation for web site attributes' included 8 categories with 28 items. The 'evaluation for content information on diabetes mellitus' included 7 categories with 40 items. 'Evaluation component for content' and 'evaluation of category content' included 4 items on 'accuracy', 6 on 'harmfulness' and 3 on 'comprehensibility'.CONCLUSION:
From this study guidelines are propose for providing health information for diabetes mellitus, so that health information providers will be able to offer consumers verified good quality health information themselves.
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Main subject:
Diabetes Mellitus
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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