Development of a Health Information Web Site Evaluation Categories with Items for Diabetes Mellitus.
- Author:
Se Won KANG
1
;
Ji Soo YOO
;
Il Sun KO
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Korea. kcjbns503@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes Mellitus;
Health Information;
Web Site Evaluation
- MeSH:
Diabetes Mellitus*
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics
2005;11(4):345-352
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
