A Health Information Quality Assessment Tool for Korean Online Newspaper Articles: Development Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concern regarding the reliability and accuracy of the health-related information provided by online newspaper articles has increased. Numerous criteria and items have been proposed and published regarding the quality assessment of online information, but there is no standard quality assessment tool available for online newspapers.

Objective

This study aimed to develop the Health Information Quality Assessment Tool (HIQUAL) for online newspaper articles.

Methods

We reviewed previous health information quality assessment tools and related studies and accordingly developed and customized new criteria. The interrater agreement for the new assessment tool was assessed for 3 newspaper articles on different subjects (colorectal cancer, obesity genetic testing, and

SUBMITTER: Lee N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367132 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature