Objective : lise of Intemet for health related information is rapidly increasing. There is, however, no consensus as to which infom~ation is correct and reliable. This study was conducted to develop an evaluation standards for health related infomlation on the Intemet for the pu~ose of delivering correct information to Intemet users.
Methods : A Delphi technique, which involved a panel of 65 experts, was used as the research design for this study. In the first round, the initial evaluation criteria which consisted of 12 items was developcxl through a literature review by the resev-cher and the items represented 2 categories, structure and function.
In the second round, asemi-stn~ctured questionnaire was ;gent to the e~cperts with the initial evaluation tool and the respondents identified 55 items.
In the third round, these a~ items were analyzed for content validity by the esper is and a total of ,"x5 items were included in the model: 11 items in the structural area, 24 in the functional area.
Conclusions : Development of indicators for the evaluation of internet site for health information is crucial to provide correct and reliable information. For evaluation to be effective further evaluation programs need to be de~.eloped so that users can be sure that the information they received is accurate.
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