[Evaluation of an educational website on First Aid].

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Web Usability
• Medical Education

Background:

• First Aid knowledge is crucial for emergency response.
• Online resources are increasingly used for health information.
• Evaluating the quality of health websites is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the structure, information quality, and usability of a First Aid website.
• To assess the agreement among evaluators and the reliability of assessment instruments.

Main Methods:

• Evaluation by information technology (IT) professionals, healthcare professionals, and students.
• Utilized specific, validated instruments for assessment.
• Employed the kappa method for inter-rater agreement and Cronbach's alpha for reliability.

Main Results:

• No agreement among IT professionals on website structure (kappa=0.047), indicating a need for review.
• No agreement among healthcare professionals on structure (kappa=-0.062), but positive scores suggest adequate information quality.
• High reliability for the usability instrument (Cronbach's alpha=0.974).

Conclusions:

• The First Aid website requires structural improvements.
• The quality of information provided is adequate.
• The website effectively contributes to student learning in First Aid.