A Clinical Tool (CUE-tool) for Health Care Professionals to Assess the Usability and Quality of the Content of Medical Information Websites: Electronic Delphi Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As patients are increasingly searching for information about their medical condition on the internet, there is a need for health professionals to be able to guide patients toward reliable and suitable information sources on the internet.

Objective

The aim of the study was to develop a clinical tool for health care professionals to assess the usability and quality of the content of websites containing medical information that could be recommended to patients.

Methods

A 3-round modified electronic Delphi (eDelphi) study was conducted with 20 health care professionals.

Results

In round one of the eDelphi study, of the 68 items initially created, 41 items (29 on usability and 12 on content) were rated as important or very important by more than half of t

SUBMITTER: Klompstra L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7929737 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature