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Pages 295-304 (July - August 2004)
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-9111(04)72016-6
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Evaluación de la calidad de las webs de centros de farmacoeconomía y economía de la salud en Internet mediante un cuestionario validado
Evaluation of the quality of the websites of pharmacoeconomics and health economics centers through a validated questionnaire
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Ana Domínguez-Castro
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Correspondencia: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Escuela Nacional de Sanidad. Silesio Delgado, 8. 28029 Madrid. España.
, Antonio Iñesta-García
Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Escuela Nacional de Sanidad. Madrid. España
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Objetivos

Evaluar la calidad de los sitios web de centros y organizaciones sobre temas farmacoeconómicos de los países de la Unión Europea, Estados Unidos y Canadá, mediante un sistema validado con criterios explícitos.

Métodos

Identificación en el web de instituciones, centros relacionados con farmacoeconomía y economía de la salud en el ámbito de los 24 países de la OCDE desde el año 1999, a través de buscadores mediante palabras clave predeterminadas. Diseño y validación de un cuestionario de calidad de la información sanitaria contenida en Internet según las normas establecidas en la bibliografía. Evaluación de la calidad de los centros de farmacoeconomía y economía de la salud a través de este cuestionario.

Resultados

En 23 de los 26 ítems que contiene el cuestionario validado, la Q de Cochran figura como estadísticamente significativa. El coeficiente de fiabilidad obtenido en el cuestionario fue de 0,90 y el valor obtenido en la correlación de Pearson fue de 0,812. Los 33 centros de farmacoeconomía y economía de la salud evaluados pueden dividirse en 3 subgrupos de acuerdo con las puntuaciones obtenidas en el cuestionario: centros de alta calidad, calidad media, subgrupo al que pertenece la mayoría de los centros, y calidad baja. Los centros que se corresponden con el subgrupo de alta calidad son: Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Health Economics Research Unit, The Institute of Health Economics y Health Economics Resource Center.

Conclusiones

Los criterios incluidos en el cuestionario que son los más utilizados en la evaluación de la calidad de páginas web sanitarias son: credibilidad, contenido, descripción, vínculos, diseño, interactividad y salvaguarda. La calidad de sitios web de centros relacionados con farmacoeconomía y economía de la salud analizados en este trabajo mediante los criterios establecidos en el cuestionario varía desde un 30,4% hasta un 79,8%. Es necesario un sistema validado, con criterios explícitos, para evaluar la calidad de la información sanitaria en Internet.

Palabras clave:
Farmacoeconomía
Economía
Salud
Internet
Calidad
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Objectives

To evaluate the quality of websites of pharmacoeconomics centers and organizations in the countries of the European Union, the United States and Canada through a validated system with explicit criteria.

Methods

The websites of institutions and centers related to pharmacoeconomics and health economics in the 24 countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) were identified through browsers. Twentyfour predetermined key words were used. A questionnaire on the quality of the information on health was designed and validated according to standards established in literature. Using this questionnaire, we evaluated the quality of the pharmacoeconomics and health economics centers.

Results

In 23 of the 26 items of the validated questionnaire, Cochran's Q was statistically significant. The coefficient of reliability obtained in the questionnaire was 0.90 and the value obtained in Pearson's correlation was 0.812. The 33 pharmacoeconomics and health economics centers evaluated were divided into three subgroups according to the scores obtained on the questionnaire: centers of high quality, average quality (the majority), and low quality. The centers in the high-quality subgroup were: the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, the Centre for Health Economics, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Health Economics Research Unit, the Institute of Health Economics and the Health Economics Resource Center.

Conclusions

The criteria included in the questionnaire used to evaluate the quality of websites on health were: credibility, content, description, links, design, interactivity and safeguards. The quality of the websites of centers related to pharmacoeconomics and health economics analyzed in this study using the criteria established in the questionnaire varied from 30.4% to 79.8%. A validated system with explicit criteria is required to evaluate the quality of information on health available on the Internet

Key words:
Pharmacoeconomics
Economics
Health
Internet
Quality
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