Online public information about advance care planning: An evaluation of UK and international websites.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Healthcare information is increasingly internet-based. Standards require websites to be 'perceivable, operable, understandable and robust' with relevant content for citizens in appropriate language. This study examined UK and international websites offering public healthcare information on advance care planning (ACP) using current recommendations for website accessibility and content and informed by a public engagement exercise.

Methods

Google searches identified websites in English from health service providers, governmental or third sector organisations based in the UK and internationally. Target keywords that would be used by a member of the public informed the search terms. Data extraction used criterion-based assessment and web content analysis of the first

SUBMITTER: Canny A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10291539 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature