• 서비스연구
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2013

정보통신기술의 발달과 함께, 인터넷의 사회 경제적 영향력 및 중요성이 급증하고 있으며, 이는 보건의료 분야에서도 다르지 않다. 인터넷상에서 건강정보가 증가하고, 이를 찾고 사용하는 사람들이 증가함에 따라 인터넷에서 제공되는 건강정보는 보건의료전문가, 정보전문가, 건강정보 소비자들의 관심 주제가 되고 있으며, 인터넷에서 제공되는 건강정보의 질 관리 및 올바른 활용을 위하여 건강정보의 질을 보장하거나 판단 시 필요한 기준, 제공시 필요한 기준들이 계속적으로 제시되고 있다. 본 논문은 HON(Health On the Net) Foundation에서 제정하고 있는 HONCODE를 이용하여 현재 국내 인터넷에 정보화 되어 있는 갑상선암에 대한 의료정보를 평가한다. 이를 통하여 갑상선암에 대한 의료정보 제공의 질 제고에 기어코자 한다.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.238-244
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• 2023

Background: Many patients use online resources to educate themselves on surgical procedures and make well-informed healthcare decisions. The aim of our study was to evaluate the quality and readability of online resources exploring shoulder arthroplasty. Methods: An internet search pertaining to shoulder arthroplasty (partial, anatomic, and reverse) was conducted using the three most popular online search engines. The top 25 results generated from each term in each search engine were included. Webpages were excluded if they were duplicates, advertised by search engines, subpages of other pages, required payments or subscription, or were irrelevant to our scope. Webpages were classified into different source categories. Quality of information was assessed by HONcode certification, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) criteria, and DISCERN benchmark criteria. Webpage readability was assessed using the Flesch reading ease score (FRES). Results: Our final dataset included 125 web pages. Academic sources were the most common with 45 web pages (36.0%) followed by physician/private practice with 39 web pages (31.2%). The mean JAMA and DISCERN scores for all web pages were 1.96±1.31 and 51.4±10.7, respectively. The total mean FRES score was 44.0±11.0. Only nine web pages (7.2%) were HONcode certified. Websites specified for healthcare professionals had the highest JAMA and DISCERN scores with means of 2.92±0.90 and 57.96±8.91, respectively (P<0.001). HONcode-certified webpages had higher quality and readability scores than other web pages. Conclusions: Web-based patient resources for shoulder arthroplasty information did not show high-quality scores and easy readability. When presenting medical information, sources should maintain a balance between readability and quality and should seek HONcode certification as it helps establish the reliability and accessibility of the presented information. Level of evidence: IV.