Criteria for the websites in Korean with health information on the Internet.
- Author:
Nammi KANG
1
;
Jin KIM
;
Gere TACK
;
Taisun HYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, KonKuk University, Korea. nmkang@kcucc.kku.edu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
health information;
internet;
rating criteria;
quality assessment
- MeSH:
Delivery of Health Care;
Internet*;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics
1999;5(1):119-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Web sites on the internet are excellent information resources for the public consumers to gain health care knowledge. The potential benefits of the Internet health information are obvious. But the health information on the Internet could also result in potentially negative effects on the public consumers. Yet the quality of health information on the Internet is variable and difficult to assess. There is no rating criteria for quality assessment of the health information in the Web sites in Korean. 47 rating criteria for quality assessment of internet health information were selected and identified in this study. The 17 items were categorized to Reliability(5 items), Content( 7 items), Goal(2 items), Design and Technology(3 items). This 17-terms questionnaires is considered as commonly implementable criteria for health information in the Web sites in Korean. The consistency of the resulting criteria had been ensured by 4-professionals.
