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 sets 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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