Evaluation of criteria for assessing health websites
Table 6: Health website criteria sets meeting evaluation criteria

Code Evaluation Criterion Number
Meeting
Percent
Meeting
1.0 Is purpose of criteria set defined clearly? 17 77%
1.1 Is purpose defined operationally? 4 18%
1.2 Is criteria set’s scope (operational range/limit) described? 5 23%
2.0 Is intended user of criteria set (tool) specified? 9 41%
2.1 Does intended user include consumers? 5 23%
3.0 Is criteria set sufficiently comprehensive for purpose? 15 68%
3.1 Is context/basis of criteria (that constitute set) described? 10 46%
3.2 Do criteria encompass all essential dimensions/concepts? 2 9%
4.0 Are criteria (in set) defined in operational terms? 6 27%
4.1 Are applicable terms defined operationally? 6 27%
4.2 Are criteria clear, unambiguous, etc? 5 23%
4.3 Is scoring of individual criteria described clearly? 3 14%
4.4 Is use (e.g., aggregation) of criteria scores explained clearly? 3 14%
5.0 Has reliability/validity of criteria set (tool) been tested? 0 0%
5.1 Is test design adequate/appropriate for criteria purpose? 0 0%
5.1.1 With info given, could another person replicate test? 0 0%
5.2 Did test include intended users of criteria set (tool)? 0 0%
5.2.1 Did test include consumers? 0 0%
5.3 Were sources of variation in test results appraised? 0 0%
5.4 Were test results analyzed appropriately? 0 0%
6.0 Is criteria set (tool) user-friendly (forms, instructions, etc)? 14 64%
6.1 Is it consumer-friendly? 13 59%

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