User needs on nursing net(The Kango Net) - Analyzing the total consultation page - http://www.kango-net.jp/en/index.html

Yumi Sakyo, Kazuhiro Nakayama, Hiroko Komatsu, Yoko Setoyama

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Abstract

People are required to take in and comprehend a massive amount of health information and in turn make some serious decisions based on that information. We, at St. Luke's College of Nursing, provide a rich selection of high-quality health information, and have set up Nursing Net(The Kango Net:Kango is Nursing in Japanese). This website provides information for consumers as well as people interested in the nursing profession. In an attempt to identify the needs of users, this study conducted an analysis of the contents on the total consultation page. Many readers voted that responses to nursing techniques and symptoms questions proved instrumental in their queries. Based on the results of this study, we can conclude that this is an easy-to-access, convenient site for getting health information about physical symptoms and nursing techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConnecting Health and Humans - Proceedings of NI2009
Subtitle of host publicationThe 10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics
PublisherIOS Press
Pages732-733
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9781607500247
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009 Jan 1
Externally publishedYes
Event10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics: Connecting Health and Humans, NI2009 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 2009 Jun 282009 Jul 1

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume146
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Other

Other10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics: Connecting Health and Humans, NI2009
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period09/6/2809/7/1

Keywords

  • Citizens (health information consumer)
  • Healthcare information
  • Nursing
  • Website

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Information Management

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