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Identifying Optimal Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Education Web Sites: Assessing E-Health Technology by Content Area Experts

Identifying Optimal Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Education Web Sites: Assessing E-Health Technology by Content Area Experts

Lisa M. Nanovic, Jonathan B. Jaffery
Copyright: © 2007 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 8
ISSN: 1555-3396|EISSN: 1555-340X|ISSN: 1555-3396|EISBN13: 9781615202980|EISSN: 1555-340X|DOI: 10.4018/jhisi.2007010103
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Nanovic, Lisa M., and Jonathan B. Jaffery. "Identifying Optimal Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Education Web Sites: Assessing E-Health Technology by Content Area Experts." IJHISI vol.2, no.1 2007: pp.36-43. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2007010103

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Nanovic, L. M. & Jaffery, J. B. (2007). Identifying Optimal Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Education Web Sites: Assessing E-Health Technology by Content Area Experts. International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI), 2(1), 36-43. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2007010103

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Nanovic, Lisa M., and Jonathan B. Jaffery. "Identifying Optimal Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Education Web Sites: Assessing E-Health Technology by Content Area Experts," International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI) 2, no.1: 36-43. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2007010103

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Abstract

One in nine adults in the United States has chronic kidney disease (CKD). Randomized studies show electronic health (e-health) systems improve health outcomes in chronic disease. This study describes a systematic evaluation of available CKD Web sites. We evaluated Web sites for educating patients with CKD, focusing on three specific design issues: usability, quality, and content. Thirty Web sites were evaluated between April and July 2004. Cohen’s kappa and intraclass correlation of quartile rankings for two independent evaluators were calculated. Mean score for evaluator 1 was 7.293 (standard error 0.511) and for evaluator 2 was 8.189 (0.413). Cohen’s kappa for the 2 evaluators’ total scores for all 30 Web sites is 0.7671, and intraclass correlation is 0.7703. In general, results show that it is possible to identify Web sites more likely to provide a positive educational experience for CKD patients. Further evaluation is needed to investigate the utility of variably ranked Web sites as educational interventions.

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