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A Study on the Consumer-focused Quality Factor of Health Information Websites

건강정보 웹사이트의 소비자 중심 품질요인에 대한 연구

  • Shin, Hyun-San (Dept. of Health & Medical Information, ChungCheong University) ;
  • Kim, Peong-Joong (Dept. of Computer Information, Chungbuk Provincial College)
  • 신현산 (충청대학교 보건의료정보과) ;
  • 김평중 (충북도립대학 컴퓨터정보과)
  • Received : 2012.02.23
  • Accepted : 2012.05.23
  • Published : 2012.07.31
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Abstract

Despite of increasing pressure of opening to free for medical market by an advanced nation and increasing number of portal websites for health information, there have been few studies on the issues of enhancing the service quality of health information websites. The survey exhibited that the quality factors mainly affect significant and satisfied level of health information websites were usability, information structure and contents, interaction, and revisiting. This study was conducted to develop the consumer-focused quality factor of health information websites using WebQual model which was valued at efficient evaluation tool for this information system The methods taken in this research was to survey quality factors for significant and satisfied level of 323 consumers live in Chungcheong-do which is based on 48 questionnaires of WebQual quality factors. Our research extracted quality factors, usability, information quality (information structure and contents), interaction (personalisation and privacy) about view of criticality and satisfaction and relevant degree of revisiting. The research results presented in the paper will provide an efficient way of installing healthcare websites, moreover stone toward a marketing strategy for the consumer focus website provides under fierce competition.

선진국을 중심으로 의료시장 개방 압력이 거세지고 있다. 아울러 일반인들도 건강정보에 대한 관심이 점차 증가되고 있다. 최근 건강(의료)정보 포털 사이트의 폭발적 증가를 가져왔으나 시대의 흐름에 적합한 양질의 의료정보 검증에 대한 연구는 미진한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 건강정보 웹사이트의 소비자 중요도와 만족도 면에서 사용성, 정보구조 및 내용, 그리고 상호작용성과 이와 관련하여 재방문 의향 여부를 측정하였다. 이를 위하여 정보시스템 품질평가에 유용한 도구로 평가되는, 수정된 기술수용모형을 기반으로 개발된 WebQual 모형을 이용하여 건강정보 웹사이트의 소비자 중심 품질 요인을 알아보고자 하였다. 본 연구 목적에 적합한 수정된 WebQual 품질 요인 48개의 문항으로 323명의 충청지역 거주자에 대한 건강정보 웹사이트 품질 요인을 조사 분석하였다. 조사 분석결과는 WebQual 품질 요인 중에서 소비자 중심의 품질요인으로 크게 사용성, 정보품질(정보체계, 정보내용), 상호작용성(개인화, 개인정보보호) 각각의 세부 주요 요인들을 도출하였으며 재방문성과의 관련 정도를 나타낼 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 무한 경쟁 시대의 건강정보 웹사이트 구축에 유용한 시장 전략을 제공할 것으로 기대한다.

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