Assessing the quality and contents of asthma-related information on the Korean internet as an educational material for patients

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 364-368

  Park, Heung Woo ^a   Min, Kyung Up ^b   Kim, You Young ^b   Cho, Sang Heon ^b  

^a National Rehabilitation Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Health care; Health Care; Internet; Patient Education; Quality Assurance; Quality Indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; KOREA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; WRITING;

EID: 3042711171     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.3.364     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Lawrence S, Giles CL. Accessibility of information on the Web. Nature 1999; 400: 107-9.
2. Korea Network Information Center. Internet statistics. Available at: http://www.nic.or.kr. Accessed February 8, 2003.
3. Cote J, Cartier A, Robichaud P, Boutin H, Malo JL, Rouleau M, Fillion A, Lavallee M, Krusky M, Boulet LP. Influence on asthma morbidity of asthma education programs based on self-management plans following treatment optimization. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997; 155: 1509-14.
4. de Oliveira MA, Bruno VF, Ballini LS, BritoJardim JR, Fernandes AL. Evaluation of an educational program for asthma control in adults. J Asthma 1997; 34: 395-403.
5. van der Palen J, Klein JJ, Zielhuis GA, van Herwaarden CL. The role of self-treatment guidelines in self-management education for adult asthmatics. Respir Med 1998; 92: 668-75.
6. Liljas B, Lahdensuo A. Is asthma self-management cost-effective? Patient Educ Couns 1997; 32: S97-104.
7. Kim SG, Jang AS, Kim YK, Lee S, Seo JP, Yang SW, Choi SI, Park SH, Lee KR, Park JH. The effect of patient education on correct use of metered dose inhalers in patients with asthma. J Asthma Allergy Clin Immunol 2000; 20: 695-701.
8. Lim JY, Chung SM, Choung JT. The role of patient and parents education in the management of pediatric asthma. Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis 2000; 10: 51-60.
9. Peterson MW, Strommer-Pace L, Dayton C. Asthma patient education: current utilization in pulmonary training programs. J Asthma 2001; 38: 261-7.
10. Croft DR, Peterson MW. An evaluation of the quality and contents of asthma education on the World Wide Web. Chest 2002; 121: 1301-7.
11. Choi ES, Lee YB, Park HM, Shin DJ, Choi SW, Youn ST. The construction and the evaluation of web sites on epilepsy information. J Korean Soc Med Inform 2003; 9: 131-41.
12. Kim YT, Kim SH, Kim JW, Shin JS, Park KH. Investigation of colposcopy information on the internet. Yonsei Med J 2003; 44: 307-12.
13. Sim MS, Song KJ, Choi PJ, Kwon WY, Song HG, Jeong YK. Assessment of credibility and accuracy of contents on basic life support on the internet in Korea and Japan. J Korean Soc Emerg Med 2003; 14: 93-8.
14. Chang MC, Kim CD, Roh HR, Chae GB, Choi WJ. Analysis of surgical websites in Korea. J Korean Surg Soc 2003; 64: 1-5.
15. Kim JH, Park CK. Internet for patient education of liver diseases. Korean J Hepatol 2002; 8: 105-6.
16. Park JH, Kim HJ, Joo KJ. Analysis of urology homepage using the internet. Korean J Urol 2001; 42: 1328-32.
17. Kim CH, Oh BS, Han SH, Hur JK, Kim YJ, Park DS. Evaluating rehabilitative medical information on the Korean internet: carpal tunnel syndrome, stroke. J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2002; 26: 802-5.
18. Stoo LC, Moneta GL, Edwards JM. Vascular surgery and the internet: A poor source of patient-oriented information. J Vasc Surg 1999; 30: 84-91.
19. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert panel report 2: Guidelines for diagnosis and management of asthma: National Institutes of Health. April 1997; Publication No. 97-4051.
20. Health on the Net Foundation. Health on the Net Code of Conducts. version 1.6 Available at: http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Honcode_ check.html. Accessed February 3, 2003.
21. Kim P, Eng TR, Deering MJ, Maxfield A. Published criteria for evaluating health related web site: review. BMJ 1999; 318: 647-9.
22. Winker MA, Flanagin A, Chi-Lum B, White J, Andrews K, Kennett RL, DeAngelis CD, Musacchio RA. Guidelines for medical and health information sites on the internet. JAMA 2000; 283: 1600-6.
23. Berland GK, Elliott MN, Morales LS, Algazy JI, Kravitz RL, Broder MS, Kanouse DE, Munoz JA, Puyol JA, Lara M, Watkins KE, Yang H, McGlynn EA. Health information on the internet: accessibility, quality, and readability in English and Spanish. JAMA 2001; 285: 2612-21.