关键词:
Biology and life sciences
Cognitive psychology
Cognitive science
Computer and information sciences
Computer networks
Culture
Data processing
Database and informatics methods
Database searching
Health care
Health care policy
Information retrieval
Information technology
Internet
Language
Linguistics
Medicine and health sciences
Neuroscience
Psychology
Research and analysis methods
Research Article
Screening guidelines
Semantics
Social sciences
Sociology
摘要:
Background Online health information, if evidence-based and unbiased, can improve patients' and care-givers' health knowledge and assist them in disease management and health care decisionmaking. Objective To identify standards for the development of health information resources on the internet for patients. Methods We searched in MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar for publications describing evaluation instruments for websites providing health information. Eligible instruments were identified by three independent reviewers and disagreements resolved by consensus. Items reported were extracted and categorized into seven domains (accuracy, completeness and comprehensiveness, technical elements, design and aesthetics, usability, accessibility, and readability) that were previously thought to be a minimum requirement for websites. Results One hundred eleven articles met inclusion criteria, reporting 92 evaluation instruments (1609 items). We found 74 unique items that we grouped into the seven domains. For the accuracy domain, one item evaluated information provided in concordance with current guidelines. For completeness and comprehensiveness, 18 items described the disease with respect to various topics such as etiology or therapy, among others. For technical elements, 27 items evaluated disclosure of authorship, sponsorship, affiliation, editorial process, feedback process, privacy, and data protection. For design and aesthetics, 10 items evaluated consistent layout and relevant graphics and images. For usability, 10 items evaluated ease of navigation and functionality of internal search engines. For accessibility, five items evaluated the availability of websites to people with audiovisual disabilities. For readability, three items evaluated conversational writing style and use of a readability tool to determine the reading level of the text. Conclusion We identified standards for the development of online patient health information. This p