[Questionnaire to Evaluate Health Web Sites According to European Criteria]

Overview

Journal Aten Primaria

Specialty Public Health

Date 2006 Oct 6

PMID 17020711

Citations 7

Authors

Clara Bermudez-Tamayo

Jaime Jimenez-Pernett

Jose Francisco Garcia Gutierrez

Ines Azpilicueta Cengotitobengoa

Martha Milena Silva-Castro

Gaston Babio

Juncal Plazaola Castano

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Abstract

Objectives: To design a questionnaire to evaluate compliance with quality criteria on health web sites and to analyse its reliability.

Design: A descriptive study on the reliability of a questionnaire.

Participants: Twenty web sites on health topics.

Setting: Internet.

Main Measurements: The questionnaire was based on analysis of content of the criteria of the e-Europe 2002 code of conduct, comparing these with the criteria underlying the AMA, the Summit code and the e-Health Code of Ethics regulations and current directives. The dimensions studied were transparency, absence of conflicts of interest, authorship, data protection, updating, accountability, and accessibility. A preliminary questionnaire was drawn up for a pilot test conducted by 3 researchers for 20 web sites, its reliability was appraised, adjustments were made and the definitive questionnaire was designed. Reliability was evaluated again for 26 web sites evaluated by 3 researchers. To evaluate concordance in the answers of the participants, Cohen's Kappa index with a 95% confidence level was used.

Results: All the quality directives of e-Europe 2002, the European regulations and relevant points from other questionnaires were included in the questionnaire designed. Reliability was acceptable (kappa > or = 0.60) for 12 of the 18 quality criteria included. The least concordant aspects of the questionnaire were information update (kappa = 0.310) and accessibility (search for contents and access for persons with disability).

Conclusions: Reliability of the questionnaire designed was acceptable.

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