Author/Authors :
Valizadeh Haghi, Saeideh Department of Health Information Technology and Management - Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Moghaddasi, Hamid Department of Health Information Technology and Management - Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Rabiei, Reza Department of Health Information Technology and Management - Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Asadi, Farkhondeh Department of Health Information Technology and Management - Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Using health-related websites and their information increasingly develops and some concerns on its
quality arise as well. Different factors affect the quality of health websites which visual structure is one of
the most important factors. The aim of the current study is to explain the role of health websites` visual
structure in users’ views on their quality and reliability as well as its role in obtaining health information by
users. Furthermore, the need for a comprehensive guideline for designing such websites is discussed. The
review showed that health website’s appearance has an important role in users view on its credibility.
Furthermore, it was revealed that there is no comprehensive national or international guideline to health
websites design. Considering the importance of visual structure of health websites, there is an emergent
need to develop a national guideline to obviate the problems of non-consistent, poor or personalized design
of health websites.
