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Peiris, David, Lachlan Wright, Madeline News, and Katherine Corcoran. "Community-Based Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for Aboriginal People in New South Wales, Australia: Mixed Methods Evaluation of the 1 Deadly Step Program." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 7, no. 10 (October 21, 2019): e14259. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/14259.
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Background Chronic diseases account for over 70% of health gaps between Aboriginal people and the rest of the Australian population. The 1 Deadly Step program involves community-based events that use a sporting platform and cultural ambassadors to improve chronic disease prevention and management in New South Wales (NSW). Objective This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a community-based chronic disease screening program for Aboriginal people. Methods In 2015, the program was enhanced to include an iPad app for screening assessments, a results portal for nominated care providers, and a reporting portal for program administrators and implemented in 9 NSW community events. A mixed methods evaluation comprising survey data, analytics obtained from iPad and Web portal usage, and key informant interviews was conducted. Results Overall, 1046 people were screened between April 2015 and April 2016 (mean age 40.3 years, 640 (61.19%) female, 957 (91.49%) Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander). High chronic disease rates were observed (231 [22.08%] participants at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, 173 [16.54%] with diabetes, and 181 [17.30%] with albuminuria). A minority at high risk of CVD (99/231 [42.9%]) and with diabetes (73/173 [42.2%]) were meeting guideline-recommended management goals. Overall, 297 participants completed surveys (response rate 37.4%) with 85.1% reporting satisfaction with event organization and information gained and 6.1% experiencing problems with certain screening activities. Furthermore, 21 interviews were conducted. A strong local working group and processes that harnessed community social networks were key to implementation success. Although software enhancements facilitated screening and data management, some technical difficulties (eg, time delays in processing blood test results) impeded smooth processing of information. Only 51.43% of participants had a medical review recorded postevent with wide intersite variability (10.5%-85.6%). Factors associated with successful follow-up included clinic managers with overall program responsibility and availability of medical staff for immediate discussion of results on event day. The program was considered highly resource intensive to implement and support from a central coordinating body and integration with existing operational processes was essential. Conclusions 1 Deadly Step offers an effective and acceptable strategy to engage Aboriginal communities in chronic disease screening. High rates of risk factors and management gaps were encountered, including people with no previous knowledge of these issues. Strategies to improve linkage to primary care could enhance the program’s impact on reducing chronic disease burden.
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Lee, Xing Ju, Robin Blythe, Adnan Ali Khan Choudhury, Toni Simmons, Nicholas Graves, and Sanjeewa Kularatna. "Review of methods and study designs of evaluations related to clinical pathways." Australian Health Review 43, no. 4 (2019): 448. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah17276.
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Objective The HealthPathways program is an online information portal that helps clinicians provide consistent and integrated patient care within a local health system through localised pathways for diagnosis, treatment and management of various health conditions. These pathways are consistent with the definition of clinical pathways. Evaluations of HealthPathways programs have thus far focused primarily on website utilisation and clinical users’ experience and satisfaction, with limited evidence on changes to patient outcomes. This lack motivated a literature review of the effects of clinical pathways on patient and economic outcomes to inform a subsequent HealthPathways evaluation. Methods A systematic review was performed to summarise the analytical methods, study designs and results of studies evaluating clinical pathways with an economic outcome component published between 1 January 2000 and 31 August 2017 in four academic literature databases. Results Fifty-five relevant articles were identified for inclusion in this review. The practical pre-post study design with retrospective baseline data extraction and prospective intervention data collection was most commonly used in the evaluations identified. Straightforward statistical methods for comparing outcomes, such as the t-test or χ2 test, were frequently used. Only four of the 55 articles performed a cost-effectiveness analysis. Clinical pathways were generally associated with improved patient outcomes and positive economic outcomes in hospital settings. Conclusions Clinical pathways evaluations commonly use pragmatic study designs, straightforward statistical tests and cost–consequence analyses. More HealthPathways program evaluations focused on patient and economic outcomes, clinical pathway evaluations in a primary care setting and cost-effectiveness analyses of clinical pathways are needed. What is known about the topic? HealthPathways is a web-based program that originated from Canterbury, New Zealand, and has seen uptake elsewhere in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. The HealthPathways program aims to assist the provision of consistent and integrated health services through dedicated, localised pathways for various health conditions specific to the health region. Evaluations of HealthPathways program focused on patient and economic outcomes have been limited. What does this paper add? This review synthesises the academic literature of clinical pathways evaluations in order to inform a subsequent HealthPathways evaluation. The focus of the synthesis was on the analytical methods and study designs used in the previous evaluations. The previous clinical pathway evaluations have been pragmatic in nature with relatively straightforward study designs and analysis. What are the implications for practitioners? There is a need for more economic and patient outcome evaluations for HealthPathways programs. More sophisticated statistical analyses and economic evaluations could add value to these evaluations, where appropriate and taking into consideration the data limitations.
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Gray, Jane S., Judith R. Swan, Margaret A. Lynch, Tracey M. Tay, Marika-Jane Mackenzie, John H. Wiggers, Karen A. Harrison, et al. "Hunter and New England HealthPathways: a 4-year journey of integrated care." Australian Health Review 42, no. 1 (2018): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah16197.
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Objective This paper describes the 4-year journey of Hunter and New England HealthPathways – a password-protected web-based portal designed to provide localised evidence-informed clinical and referral information to support general practice at the point of care. Methods A process evaluation was conducted in 2013, with a case study comparison performed in 2014 to assess impact of HealthPathways on patient referral and access to specialist care, followed by a review in 2016 of utilisation of the online portal to assess whether healthcare providers continued to access HealthPathways. Results Increased utilisation was correlated with an increase in the number of pathways published online. Clinical leadership and the process of developing pathways built relationships between primary care and specialist teams. Case studies indicated that a comprehensive approach to pathway implementation accompanied by service redesign resulted in higher pathway use and improved access to specialist care. Senior management support and a formal partnership between major health care providers led to strong governance of HealthPathways and the delivery of other integrated care initiatives. There was significant growth in utilisation over the 4 years, increasing to an average of 6679 sessions per month in 2016 and more general practices reported use of HealthPathways. Conclusions HealthPathways is a vehicle for building strong foundations to support system change and integrated care. The critical elements for acceptability, growth and sustainability are the strong relationships between primary care and specialist clinicians, as well as formal partnerships that are built from the processes used to develop HealthPathways. What is known about the topic? HealthPathways and similar web-based evidence-informed guidelines aimed at improving system integration are increasing in Australia. There are few published papers that describe approaches to inform the ongoing implementation of such programs. What does this paper add? This paper describes iterative methodology for evaluating complex programs, such as HealthPathways, that identifies the critical factors required to build sustainable models of integrated care. What are the implications for practitioners? The 4-year experience of Hunter and New England HealthPathways provides an approach to improve the implementation, sustainability and spread of similar programs and associated integrated care initiatives.
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Wriedt, Kimberley, Daryl Oehm, Brendon Moss, and Prem Chopra. "Perinatal mental health cultural responsiveness training – an evaluation." Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice 9, no. 2 (June 3, 2014): 109–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmhtep-05-2013-0020.
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Purpose – Women from culturally and linguistically diverse communities face barriers to accessing perinatal mental health care. Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (VTMH) is a state-wide service in Victoria, Australia, that supports specialist mental health service providers to improve cultural responsiveness. VTMH provided training for perinatal health professionals in cultural responsiveness. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – A curriculum was specifically developed based on a literature review, consultation forum, and input from members of an industry-based reference group. An Evaluation Tool was designed to collect participants’ feedback regarding the perceived relevance of the training content and its impact on practice. Responses were analysed using quantitative techniques and thematic analysis. Findings – Nine face-to-face training sessions were provided, in metropolitan and rural regions. In all, 174 professionals of various backgrounds (including midwives, mental health professionals, and maternal child health nurses) attended. In all, 161 completed evaluations were received and responses indicated that the training was of high relevance to the target workforce, that the training would have implications for their practice, and support was given for further training to be delivered using online methods. Research limitations/implications – First, an assessment of the cultural competence of participants prior to enrolment in the course was not conducted, and no matched control group was available for comparison with the participants. Second, generalisability of these findings to other settings requires further investigation. Third, the sustainability of the project is an area for further study in the future. Fourth, other methods including direct interviews of focus groups with participants may have yielded more detailed qualitative feedback regarding the effectiveness of the programme. Practical implications – To facilitate the sustainability of the project, following the face-to-face training, an online training module and a resource portal were developed, offering links to relevant web sites and resources for health professionals working in this field. Originality/value – The training addressed a significant unmet need for cultural responsiveness training for a diverse range of practitioners in the field of perinatal mental health. Online training can be adapted from face-to-face training and it is anticipated that online training will facilitate the sustainability of this initiative.
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Imran, Sheikh Mohd, and Basharat Ahmad Malik. "Evaluation of E-Learning Web-Portals." DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 37, no. 3 (May 9, 2017): 205–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.37.3.10961.
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Tatnall, Arthur, and Stephen Burgess. "Portals Then and Now." International Journal of Web Portals 1, no. 4 (October 2009): 21–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jwp.2009071302.
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This article investigates the evolution of two different types of Web portals, one in Bangladesh and the other in Australia. The initial data collection was conducted in the early 2000s and revisited in 2009. The idea of a Web portal is not new, but in the last few years the portal concept has gained considerably in importance as new types of portal are developed and new uses found for portal technology. The article begins with a brief classification of the types of portals in use today and then considers some of the advantages conferred on a business in using portal technology. Developed and developing countries have different problems in making use of e-commerce and see the advantages and problems of using portals rather differently. In the article the authors examine and compare case studies of a Horizontal B-B Industry Portal in Melbourne, Australia, and a Vertical Industry Portal in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Higashi, Robin T., Bella Etingen, Suzanne Cole, John Mansour, Jessica L. Lee, and Timothy Hogan. "Provider and Older Patient Responses to Rapid Expansion of Telehealth in an Urban Cancer Center: Mixed Methods Critical Incident Evaluation." Iproceedings 9 (January 20, 2023): e39289. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/39289.
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Background Synchronous video visits (“telehealth”) were rapidly adopted by many cancer centers across the nation to facilitate provision of care during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, in many cases, there was little time to comprehensively assess patient and provider needs related to this rollout. In addition, attitudes toward telehealth use among older patients with cancer, who may face increased vulnerability to inequities in access to care due to limited digital literacy, were largely unknown at that time. Objective The objectives of this concurrent mixed methods study were to (1) assess stakeholder experiences with telehealth since its rollout during the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban comprehensive cancer center and (2) solicit suggestions to optimize workflow and enhance telehealth implementation beyond the pandemic. Methods We conducted surveys and critical incident interviews with providers, staff, and older patients (aged ≥60 years) from a comprehensive cancer center in a large urban area. Data collection occurred from December 2020 to November 2021. We analyzed survey data using descriptive statistics and qualitative data using deductive and inductive thematic content analysis facilitated by NVivo 12.0 (QSR Australia). Results We completed a total of 106 provider or staff surveys, 128 patient surveys, 20 provider or staff interviews, and 14 patient interviews. While the majority (70.7%) of surveyed providers and staff agreed or strongly agreed that the technology used to support telehealth visits at Simmons fit well within their clinical workflow, several suggestions were offered to enhance telehealth implementation, including conducting proactive, systematic training and technical assistance; making appointment scheduling and rooms flexible for in-person or telehealth conversion in real time to streamline workflow; expanding availability of telehealth to supportive care services and physically frail patients; and increasing provider engagement via telehealth meetings and conferences. Less than a third (30.8%) of providers or staff agreed or strongly agreed that the institution did a good job of preparing patients for their first telehealth encounter, and patients reported experiencing challenges with joining video visits (29%) and understanding the telehealth process (28%). Participants suggested several strategies to assist patients with limited digital literacy, including offering video tutorials of the connection process, creating “fake appointments” to practice web-based connections, and hiring a digital navigator to assist with technical difficulties and setup of the web-based portal. Despite challenges, a majority of surveyed patients (65.7%) and providers or staff (76.9%) intend to continue using telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic passes. Conclusions Use of telehealth for cancer care was received positively by older patients and providers or staff. Taking targeted steps to support enhanced implementation post pandemic could reduce barriers to care, including among older adults and other populations with limited digital literacy, thereby promoting greater equity of access to telehealth and the potential benefits it offers.
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Sobehart, Radek, Frantisek Stellner, Stanislav Bilek, and Lenka Dienesova. "Global market opportunities: analysis of the foreign language websites in the Czech economy in the context of the number of it professionals." SHS Web of Conferences 74 (2020): 03011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20207403011.
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This paper analyses the use and management of web portals of the Czech industries. This paper investigates which industries have the highest shares of foreign language portals. This share is compared to the number of hired IT professionals. This paper is based on the thesis that competing in global markets requires skilled labour force in the form of IT specialist. The analysis will be split into two parts because the management of web portals can be done in-house or outsourced. The statistical evaluation will be based on the contingency table analysis and detailed summary statistics. Foreign language web portals are essential to world market opportunities. Czech labour market provides only a limited number of IT specialist to hire. Results suggest that there are differences between industries (services, trade, manufacturing) in the management of web portals (in-house vs. outsourcing) and the number of IT specialist depends on the use of foreign language web portals. The outsourcing of international management of web portals or joining the global value chains is starting to be a more affordable and interesting option because the labour costs of IT specialist are raising in the Czech labour market.
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Abdelhakim, Mohamed N. A., James N. Carmichael, and Sayed Sayeed Ahmad. "Quality evaluation of university web portals: a student perspective." International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education 4, no. 3/4 (2011): 229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijiome.2011.044563.
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Anthopoulos, Leonidas, and Kleanthis Sirakoulis. "E-Government Portal Updates' Evaluation." International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age 2, no. 2 (April 2015): 54–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijpada.2015040104.
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More than a decade has passed since the launch of the first e-Government one-stop web portals, which concern central points for digital access by citizens, enterprises and government. Due to the broad audience that these portals serve, various analyses have been performed concerning their effectiveness with regard to service delivery; trustworthiness with regard to service availability; usability; accessibility; and user satisfaction etc. The results from these analyses have extreme interest for governments, since they reflect government strategic planning, internal efficiency and effectiveness, while they have been utilized for their upgrades. E-Government portal upgrade appears to be something usual and various updates have been observed in most portals during this timeframe. This paper addresses and important issue: “do e-Government portal updates enhance user satisfaction?” To this end, a comparative qualitative evaluation of some major e-Government portals is performed, with the use of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) during 2009 and 2012.
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Sakulin, Sergey, Alexander Alfimtsev, Yuri Kalgin, and Vladimir Devyatkov. "Commerce Web-Portal Redesigning Based on Usability Evaluation." International Journal of Web Portals 13, no. 2 (July 2021): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijwp.2021070101.
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Redesigning of the whole portal or some of its webpages does not always lead to a positive result despite the designers' expectations. Nowadays the opinion on how to carry out the redesign of web portals varies. A web portal being in service and in a wide use, a sudden change in its design may result in a drop of the number of clients. The usability evaluation has become important to make a decision on what design of webpages to choose. The paper proposes a method to redesign of commercial web-portals which is based on usability evaluation of some webpages. The evaluation can be undertaken by surveying the staff of the business organization where such a web portal is being developed. The hierarchy made of the Choquet integrals aggregates the results of the questionnaire and allows for the interdependencies between individual metrics of usability. Then, a decision about the redesign of a certain webpage is made on the basis of the aggregated results. The described experiment has shown a great impact of this innovative approach.
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Bouzas‐Lorenzo, Ramón, and Xosé María Mahou‐Lago. "An evaluation of citizen service web portals in Latin America." Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración 28, no. 1 (March 2, 2015): 99–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/arla-08-2013-0118.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the level of government web portal resource development, impediments to progress in electronic government practices, and areas that require improvement in 19 Latin American countries. Design/methodology/approach A comparative study was carried out between March and May of 2012, based on a method combining heuristic usability analysis with an automatic web portal accessibility test. Findings The results suggest that Latin American government web portals do not fully meet international accessibility guidelines and that multidirectional communication and participation mechanisms lack diversity. Only functionalities related to usability presented positive scores, but with shortcomings in terms of security. Originality/value Extensive literature is available on the development of electronic government policies in Latin America. This study falls within that tradition but, in addition, offers a new perspective by examining the features of web portals, which ultimately aids the calibration of the results of policy implementation. The data obtained are useful for web developers, ICT policy designers and the entire community of actors involved in developing electronic government programs.
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Ahmad Kouchay, Shouket. "Evaluation of World Ranking, Web Visibility and Content Accessibility of Quran Web Portals." International Journal of Quranic Research 6, no. 1 (June 1, 2014): 33–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.22452/quranica.vol6no1.3.
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Choi, Hanna, and Soo-Kyoung Lee. "A Prospective Analysis of Health Information Portals in Four Years." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 13 (July 2, 2020): 4761. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134761.
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Objectives: We examined 17 health information portals to determine the status of web-based health information services in the United States (USA), South Korea, the United Kingdom (UK), and Australia. Methods: We analyzed longitudinal trends in 35 items of online health information over four years among representative health information portals (eight based in the USA, seven in South Korea, one in the UK, and one in Australia), focusing on external portal structure, content scope, service characteristic, and service function with four stakeholder groups of six stakeholders. Results: The most notable change was in the service items, and overall, in 44.1% of total items: 17.6% in service characteristic, 41.2% in external portal structure, 58.8% in service function, and 58.8% in content scope change. More specifically, these changes included increases in the “mobile application utility” (service function), “use of personal health records” on public health portals (content scope change), “Charts and videos” (service characteristic), and “renewal date” (external portal structure). Conclusions: This review of existing health portals will be a footnote for enabling health care providers to confirm whether the needs of consumers are reflected on their website with high reliability. Furthermore, these findings will help to enhance the quality of portals by delivering relevant information to stakeholders and to the consumers of online health information.
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Bauer, Hans H., Maik Hammerschmidt, and Tomas Falk. "Measuring the quality of e‐banking portals." International Journal of Bank Marketing 23, no. 2 (March 1, 2005): 153–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02652320510584395.
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PurposeIn the internet economy, the business model of web portals has spread rapidly over the last few years. Despite this, there have been very few scholarly investigations into the services and characteristics that transform a web site into a portal as well as into the dimensions that determine the customer's evaluation of the portal's service quality.Design/methodology/approachBased on an empirical study in the field of e‐banking, the authors validate a measurement model for the construct of web portal quality based on the following dimensions: security and trust, basic services quality, cross‐buying services quality, added value, transaction support and responsiveness.FindingsThe identified dimensions can reasonably be classified into three service categories: core services, additional services, and problem‐solving services.Originality/valueThe knowledge of these dimensions as major determinants of consumer's quality perception in the internet provides banks a promising starting point for establishing an effective quality management for their e‐businesses.
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Dahlhaus, Peter, Angela Murphy, Andrew MacLeod, Helen Thompson, Kirsten McKenna, and Alison Ollerenshaw. "Making the invisible visible: the impact of federating groundwater data in Victoria, Australia." Journal of Hydroinformatics 18, no. 2 (July 31, 2015): 238–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2015.169.
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The Visualising Victoria's Groundwater (VVG) web portal federates groundwater data for the State of Victoria, Australia, thus making legacy data, government datasets, research data and community-sourced data and observations visible to the public. The portal is innovative because it was developed outside of the government and offers real-time access to remote authoritative databases by integrating the interoperable web services they each provide. It includes tools for data querying and 3D visualisations that were designed to meet end-user needs and educate the broader community about a normally invisible resource. The social impact of the web portal was measured using multidisciplinary research that employed survey instruments, expert reference groups, and internet analytics to explore the extent to which the web portal has supported decision making by governments, industry, researchers and the community. The research found that single access, multiple data set web portals enhance capacity by providing timely, informed and accurate responses to answer queries and increase productivity by saving time. The provision of multiple datasets from disparate sources within a single portal has changed practices in the Victorian groundwater industry.
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Bolton, Jennifer, and Cristina Palacios. "A Pediatric Nutrition Web Application for Health Professionals to Prevent Early Childhood Obesity." Current Developments in Nutrition 4, Supplement_2 (May 29, 2020): 944. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_016.
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Abstract Objectives To develop a web application for health professionals to easily evaluate infant diets using a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for infants with the goal of providing customized nutrition counseling during well-child visits to ultimately improve diet and weigh gain in infants. Methods The web application was developed using the model of Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE). The Analysis stage includes a literature review and online search for available tools to identify the gaps in infant nutrition. The Design stage includes the development of four portals: Infant FFQ, Administrative, Clinician, and Parental. The Developmental stage includes the creation of portals to complete the Infant FFQ, send results to the Administrative, and translate the data into the Clinician and Parental Portals. The Implementation stage includes pilot testing of the web application for feasibility, acceptability, and usability among clinicians and parents. The evaluation includes testing the effects of using the web application on diet and weight gain in infants. Results There are no pediatric nutrition tools available to easily evaluate infant diets. So, in collaboration with the computer science program at Florida International University (FIU), a validated infant FFQ was converted to a web application for parents to complete using a tablet during well-child visits. The results are translated into energy/nutrients and food groups consumed using nutrient/food databases. Then energy/nutrients and food groups consumed below or above the recommended amounts are calculated. This information is shown to health professionals in the Clinician Portal for counseling parents on their infant's diet. The amounts of food and beverages recommended for the infant are shown in the Parental Portal to implement at home. Conclusions The infant FFQ was translated into a web application to be used in the health care system; results are automatically shown to health professionals for appropriate counseling to parents on their infant's diet. This web application could be used to improve infant diet and prevent early childhood obesity. Funding Sources Internal funding at Florida International University.
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Tavra, Marina, Vlado Cetl, and Tea Duplančić Leder. "A Framework for Evaluation of Marine Spatial Data Geoportals Using Case Studies." GeoScience Engineering 60, no. 4 (December 30, 2014): 9–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/gse-2015-0002.
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Abstract Need for a Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) as a component of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) is widely recognized. An MSDI is relevant not only for hydrographers and government planners, but also for many other sectors which takes interest in marine spatial data, whether they are data users, data providers, or data managers [9]. An MSDI encompasses marine and coastal geographic and business information. For efficient use of Marine Spatial Data, it is necessary to ensure its valid and accessible distribution. A geoportal is a specialized web portal for sharing spatial information at different levels over the Internet. This paper re-examines the implementation of an MSDI and what it means for data custodians and end users. Several geoportals are reviewed (German and Australian) to determine their web services functionality, capabilities and the scope to which they support the sharing and reuse of Marine Spatial Data to assist the development of the Croatian MSDI Geoportal. This framework provides a context for better understanding the information bases on spatial data standards and a tool for evaluation of MSDI dissemination - Geoportal.
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Rouhani, Saeed, and Seyed Vahid Mirhosseini. "Development and Evaluation of Intelligent Agent- Based Teaching Assistant in e-Learning Portals." International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies 10, no. 4 (October 2015): 52–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijwltt.2015100104.
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Today, several educational portals established by organizations to enhance web E-learning. Intelligence agent's usage is necessary to improve the system's quality and cover limitations such as face-to-face relation. In this research, after finding two main approaches in this field that are fundamental use of intelligent agents in systems design and focusing on human-based agents, second method selected and is designed and implemented in a simple way as an educational assistant to answer the students frequently asked questions. Consequently the efficiency of this method is evaluated by Expectancy confirmation-Information technology model. By examining the results of the students interacted with designed agent through the learning management system of Mehralborz institute, and the conceptual model based on e-learning effectiveness, ease of use, user satisfaction, and usefulness variables gained the scores of 55, 58 and 57 percent that represents the overall effectiveness factor is medium. Some applicative suggestions for developing intelligent agents as educational assistants are provided for virtual universities and e-learning portals.
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B Al-Juda, Mefleh Qublan. "Distance Learning Students’ Evaluation of E-Learning System in University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia." Journal of Education and Learning 6, no. 4 (August 10, 2017): 324. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jel.v6n4p324.
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This study evaluates the experiences and perceptions of students regarding e-learning systems and their preparedness for e-learning. It also investigates the overall perceptions of students regarding e-learning and the factors influencing students’ attitudes towards e-learning. The study uses convenience sampling in which students of the Education & Arts and Business Administration colleges were e-mailed the survey. Of the distributed questionnaires, 500 completed were received and analysed. The findings revealed that the majority of the sampled participants used and benefited from the e-learning system. The results also indicated that students underwent an adequate training program provided by the University on the use of e-learning. Furthermore, the results disclosed that participants reasonably received technical support when they used electronic cards on e-learning web portals. In addition, regression analysis found that only recorded lectures help to compensate for the virtual class, manuals, instructions and guidelines published at web portals, and the easiness of e-learning system provided by the University were statistically significant with the positive attitude towards the e-learning system. The findings provided a preliminary framework for future studies on e-learning systems across Saudi universities. The findings also suggest administrators, researchers, decision makers, and policy makers should properly plan, design, implement, and promote e-learning with a clear vision in Saudi Arabia.
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Zapf, Birka, Mandy Hütter, and Kai Sassenberg. "Are Minority Opinions Shared Less?" Zeitschrift für Psychologie 229, no. 4 (December 2021): 251–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000471.
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Abstract. Product evaluation portals on the web that collect product ratings provide an excellent opportunity to observe opinion sharing in a natural setting. Evidence across different paradigms shows that minority opinions are shared less than majority opinions. This article reports a study testing whether this effect holds on product evaluation portals. We tracked the ratings of N = 76 products at 12 measurement points. We predicted that the higher (lower) the mean initial rating of a product, the more positive (negative) the newly contributed ratings will differ from this baseline – as an indication of the preferred sharing of majority compared to minority opinions. We found, however, that newly added ratings were on average less extreme than earlier ratings. These results can either be interpreted as regression to the mean or evidence for the preferred sharing of minority opinions.
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Kumar, Vinit, and Sheel Bhadra Yadav. "How Efficient are University Library Portals of NIRF Ranked Indian Universities." DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 40, no. 01 (February 17, 2020): 351–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.40.01.14932.
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Seeing the underlying value of having a unified interface to update users about library services and activities, most libraries have developed library portals. The paper aims to evaluate the contents and services of top ten NIRF ranked university library portals and score them in the classes of Excellent, Good, Average and Poor. Further, the study aims to investigate the most preferred type of content available on Indian university library portals. The top ten NIRF ranked university library portals were evaluated using a checklist based framework covering broad categories such as Information about general, information about the library’s physical collection, Information about subscribed e-resources, information regarding the library’s services, and Information regarding the use of social Web technologies. Findings suggest that six of the selected library portals were rated in the ‘Average’ class(scores 40-60 %), which shows that most of them lack essential user-oriented information. JNU’s library portal carries maximum information for their users scoring maximum University Score of 28(62.22 %). Among the selected library portals 49.23 per cent prominently provide information about the library’s collection, followed by general information(46 %) and information regarding library services(35.33 %). Only one portal exploits social networking features. The study report that the Indian university library portals suffer from issues like currency, transparency, visibility of collection, availability of online services, and uniformity. The findings of the study will help the portal development team to select the most common category of content describing information about services and facilities available on library portals. The existing portals can also improve their interface based on the findings of the present study. Assessment of existing university library portals of the national top ten university library portals in India is the first attempt to evaluate this kind of sample. The study’s value lies in its evaluation framework, that’s minimal in nature covering the minimum information categories that must be available on any university library portal.
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Bournaris, Thomas. "Evaluation of e-Government Web Portals: The Case of Agricultural e-Government Services in Greece." Agronomy 10, no. 7 (June 29, 2020): 932. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10070932.
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The evaluation of users’ satisfaction from the available e-Government services is a very important factor for the e-Government evolution. In this research, the MUlticriteria Satisfaction Analysis (MUSA) method and the related software is used in order to evaluate the users’ satisfaction of agricultural e-Government services. For this reason, we used the results of a survey conducted for an agricultural e-Government web portal in Greece. Five main criteria and the thirty-one sub-criteria were used in order to calculate the global and partial users’ satisfaction. From the results, the strong and the weak points of the agricultural e-Government services and the specific usability attributes that are more crucial for the users’ satisfaction were determined. The results of the questionnaire revealed that the average level of the users’ satisfaction is high but there are still actions to be taken in order to improve the provided agricultural e-Government services. Furthermore, the users of agricultural e-Government services attributed great importance to the criteria of interaction and accessibility. The MUSA method highlights the actions that have to be taken using action and improvement diagrams.
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Rogers, Michelle L., and Judith Jeanty. "Understanding Patient Web Portal Use: An Exploration of Evaluation and Usability Studies." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 61, no. 1 (September 2017): 603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601635.
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In times of tightening budgets, hospital systems are looking to health information technology (HIT) to be utilized to contain costs while maintaining or improving health outcomes. When considering health disparities, health IT was looked to for possible solutions to achieve those goals. We conducted a focused review of health services and informatics literature to identify how evaluation and usability were described in patient web portals (PWPs) used by medically underserved communities. We conducted a focused review of health services and informatics literature to identify how evaluation and usability were described in the patient portal work as it refers to use by medically underserved communities. In our search, we restricted our review to patient portals that are “tethered” to existing health care institutions as opposed to those that are consumer facing only (e.g. personal health records). We know that EHR use will continue to increase over time, so this study is timely and appropriate. 430 articles met study criteria which included a search of Web of Science, CINAHL and PubMed databases. Search terms included the phrases (and/or variations): *patient portal*, *patient web portal*, “*tethered electronic health record*”, “*tethered personal health record*”, “*personal health record*”, “*patient electronic health record*”, “*underserved” or “minority”. The resulting articles assessed the impacts of PWPs on clinical, behavioral, or psychosocial outcomes (Table 1). After review by the three authors, 40 articles were selected to describe the landscape of evaluation and usability studies. The majority of the evaluation studies in this review examined the effect of a PWP on clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. A majority of articles assessing the usability of PWP systems and functions focused on the perspectives of patients and/or health care providers. Both types of studies are valuable in understanding the role PWPs can play in increasing patient engagement, improving outcomes and enhancing patient-provider communication among patients suffering health disparities. What is less clear are methods to mitigate the identified problems and difficulties in the PHR interface design and implementation. There is lack of literature on the differential impacts of organizational structure and support as opposed to individual use and behavior. The attention paid to evaluation and usability offers a unique view into use and usefulness of information technology. Additional approaches are likely to be necessary to understand the underlying cultural and cost concerns. We know that EHR and PWP use will continue to increase over time, so this study is timely and appropriate.
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Campoverde Molina, Milton. "La accesibilidad web. Un reto en el entorno educativo ecuatoriano." Revista Científica y Tecnológica UPSE 3, no. 3 (December 23, 2016): 90–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.26423/rctu.v3i3.172.
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Es un estudio retro prospectivo que revela la evaluación de accesibilidad de los portales web de 31 Unidades Educativas y colegios de la ciudad de Cuenca – Ecuador, aplicando las Pautas de Accesibilidad para el Contenido Web (WCAG) 2.0 con un nivel de conformidad; para el análisis se aplicó la herramienta automática TAW Online y la evaluación se hace sobre las tecnologías HTML y CSS, utilizando las WCAG 2.0, dando como resultado que los portales web no cumplen con las directrices de Accesibilidad Web definidas en la WCAG 2.0 con un nivel de conformidad A y sus errores se deben a que las páginas web no son lo suficientemente robustas para ser interpretadas de forma fiable por una amplia variedad de agentes de usuario, incluyendo las ayudas técnicas; además, se debe proporcionar alternativas textuales en todo el contenido no textual, información y relaciones, secuencia con el significado, características sensoriales, uso del color, contraste, redimensionamiento del texto e imágenes de texto.Abstract It is a prospective retro study revealing assessment of accessibility of web portals 31 Education and Schools Units Cuenca - Ecuador applying Accessibility Guidelines Web Content (WCAG) 2.0 with a level of conformity A, for analysis automatic tool TAW Online was applied and the evaluation is done on HTML and CSS technologies using WCAG 2.0, resulting in the web portals do not meet the guidelines web Accessibility defined in WCAG 2.0 with a level of conformity a and errors are because web pages are not robust enough to be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies also should provide text alternatives for all non-text content, information and relations, Sequence with meaning, sensory characteristics, use of color, contrast, resizing text and images of text.
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Gonçalves, Tatiana Santos, Núria Simelio Solà, and Amparo Moreno Sardá. "Web accessibility for citizens with reduced capacities on science portals: evaluation of MCTIC and Ciência Viva." Journal of International Communication 27, no. 1 (January 2, 2021): 106–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13216597.2021.1885463.
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Gajanan, Prabhune Akash, Mallavaram Aishwarya, Bhat Sachin, Pandey Samridhi, Reddy Ashitha, and Hari Vinay Sri. "Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccination Websites Using DISCERN and Quality Evaluation Scoring (QUEST) Tools." Research in Health Science 7, no. 3 (August 17, 2022): p26. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/rhs.v7n3p26.
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Background: The objective of this paper was to evaluate the COVID-19 vaccine registration website across UN-recognized member states for their portal quality, reliability, Ease Use and help to the general population in informed decision making.Methods: 12 UN member states (Countries) were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria mentioned in the methodology section of this paper. PPS technique was used for sampling and selection of 12 countries from 193 UN member states. Post selection of UN member states the study used 2 step evaluation techniques, Step 1 The DISCERN checklist consists of 16 questions in three sections and is aimed to assess the reliability of information and quality of information; Step 2 The QUEST tool consists of 6 items with a subitem, Authorship, Attribution, Conflict of Interest, Complementarity, Currency, Tone. The authors developed a standard set of instructions for evaluating Vaccination Portals to bring uniformity in understanding and context setting.Results: DISCERN tool overall reliability score on the Likert scale of 0 to 5 was 4 (SD ± 1.28). On Quality of information regarding treatment choices, the average score was 3.4 (SD ± 1.67). The QUEST tool on ease of use, concision, and comprehensiveness demonstrated an average score of 18.1 (SD ± 8.3) out of 28.The vaccine registration portal of the Czech Republic was found to be most informative and was able to provide a piece of scientifically valid information on safety, efficacy, long-term short effects, choice of vaccine with attributable authors details. India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, South Africa scored relatively low to missing critical information on the website. The United Arab Emirates, Republic of South Korea, Indonesia, Australia, and Argentina had minor elements missing.Conclusions: COVID-19 vaccination portals vary in the quality of information, and many were found unable to provide critical information for decision making on getting vaccinated.
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Adler, Kenneth G. "Web Portals in Primary Care: An Evaluation of Patient Readiness and Willingness to Pay for Online Services." Journal of Medical Internet Research 8, no. 4 (October 26, 2006): e26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.8.4.e26.
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Et.al, Diondy Kusuma. "Web-Based Information and Entertainment Portal Development Using Igniter Code Framework." Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT) 12, no. 3 (April 11, 2021): 4139–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.17762/turcomat.v12i3.1705.
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The purpose of making this web-based information and entertainment portal application is to develop a portal that can be used by the public in obtaining entertainment and information about trends and lifestyle. In addition, this application is also made with the aim of developing information and entertainment portals that can facilitate content contributors so that they can share ideas and participate in the production of content available on this portal. The method used to develop this web-based information and entertainment portal application is the waterfall method using the Code Igniter framework. Evaluation of this application is carried out with two approaches namely questionnaire and comparison with similar applications. The end result of the development of this application is a web-based portal called Cacta Media that provides information and entertainment in the form of articles and videos
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Lathiras, Petros, Anastasia Zopidou, John Mylonakis, Panayiotis Tahinakis, Nikolaos Protogeros, and Ioannis Valachis. "An evaluation of websites quality factors in agro travel and ecotourism." Tourism and hospitality management 16, no. 1 (May 2010): 11–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/thm.16.1.2.
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Tourism is an information intensive industry and as a service industry, information is the most significant quality factor for the industry. E-tourism is part of electronic trade that includes the fastest developing technologies that assist to the hospitality and tourism strategic planning and management. The aim of this paper is to analyze and compare the quality of 3 Internet sites and detecting their strong and weak points by analyzing quality into its constituent dimensions. Research was carried out by personal interviews and via electronic mails to a sample of 413 persons and internet users, out of which 157 responded. Statistical analysis included simple and multiple comparisons ANOVA and t-tests. Research detected some medium quality ratings, as well as, some more positive evaluations of certain individual factors. The Internet sites that collected the highest ratings are Agrotravel (5.32), Guest inn (5.08) and Ecotourism (4.26). Elements considered important in all three web portals are the lack of interaction facilities and conversation sections and personalized options with user personal accounts. Emphasis must be paid on the design, information, interaction and overall quality of a web site.
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Schutte, Jamie L., Sara Gales, Ashlee Filipponi, Andi Saptono, Parmanto Bambang, and Michael McCue. "Evaluation of a Telerehabilitation System for Community-Based Rehabilitation." International Journal of Telerehabilitation 4, no. 1 (June 6, 2012): 25–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2012.6092.
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The use of web-based portals, while increasing in popularity in the fields of medicine and research, are rarely reported on in community-based rehabilitation programs. A program within the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation’s Hiram G. Andrews Center, the Cognitive Skills Enhancement Program (CSEP), sought to enhance organization of program and participant information and communication between part- and full-time employees, supervisors and consultants. A telerehab system was developed consisting of (1) a web-based portal to support a variety of clinical activities and (2) the Versatile Integrated System for Telerehabilitation (VISyTER) video-conferencing system to support the collaboration and delivery of rehabilitation services remotely. This descriptive evaluation examines the usability of the telerehab system incorporating both the portal and VISyTER. Telerehab system users include CSEP staff members from three geographical locations and employed by two institutions. The IBM After-Scenario Questionnaire (ASQ) and Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire (PSSUQ), the Telehealth Usability Questionnaire (TUQ), and two demographic surveys were administered to gather both objective and subjective information. Results showed generally high levels of usability. Users commented that the telerehabilitation system improved communication, increased access to information, improved speed of completing tasks, and had an appealing interface. Areas where users would like to see improvements, including ease of accessing/editing documents and searching for information, are discussed.
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Alvite-Díez, María-Luisa. "Linked open data portals: functionalities and user experience in semantic catalogues." Online Information Review 45, no. 5 (February 12, 2021): 946–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-07-2020-0295.
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PurposeThis study seeks to understand the current state of the development of linked open data (LOD) bibliographic portals to discuss their functionalities, contributions, value-adds and user experience.Design/methodology/approachA set of evaluative aspects grouped into three analysis dimensions was established: collections, tools—technologies and standards used—and web user interface. As the object of the study, four projects of diverse nature and volume were selected to help provide a better understanding of the trends in the solutions provided for the end user when accessing linked data collections.FindingsPublishing LOD through visual interfaces maximises information enrichment, contextualisation and discovery, in addition to improving user experience, because of both increased navigation capabilities and interrelationships between data. These more flexible environments have metamorphosised the visualisation of bibliographic information. However, aspects that needed improvement were observed, primarily relating to (1) a more intuitive interaction, (2) possibilities of greater personalisation, (3) enhanced communication with the user to favour user engagement and (4) experimental spaces of data reuse.Research limitations/implicationsFurther quantitative and qualitative studies should be conducted to improve these portals, assess their adaptation to the behaviour of the user and their influence on the use of library collections.Originality/valueThis article investigates the potential of semantic technologies in bibliographic data portals, proposes a methodological model for their evaluation and advances conclusions about the usability and user experience that these platforms provide, compared to classic catalogues.
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Avdagovska, Melita, Devidas Menon, and Tania Stafinski. "Capturing the Impact of Patient Portals Based on the Quadruple Aim and Benefits Evaluation Frameworks: Scoping Review." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 12 (December 8, 2020): e24568. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/24568.
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Background Despite extensive and continuing research in the area of patient portals, measuring the impact of patient portals remains a convoluted process. Objective This study aims to explore what is known about patient portal evaluations and to provide recommendations for future endeavors. The focus is on mapping the measures used to assess the impact of patient portals on the dimensions of the Quadruple Aim (QA) framework and the Canada Health Infoway’s Benefits Evaluation (BE) framework. Methods A scoping review was conducted using the methodological framework of Arksey and O’Malley. Reporting was guided by the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) extension for scoping reviews. A systematic and comprehensive search was conducted using the Ovid platform, and the following databases were searched: Ovid MEDLINE (R) ALL (including epub ahead of print, in-process, and other nonindexed citations), EMBASE, and PsycINFO. CINAHL on the EBSCO platform and Web of Science were searched for studies published between March 2015 and June 2020. A systematic gray literature search was conducted using the Google search engine. Extracted data were tabulated based on a coding template developed to categorize the literature into themes and areas of interest. Results A total of 96 studies were included for data extraction. The studies were categorized based on the QA dimensions, with strict adherence to the definitions for each dimension. From the patients’ perspective, it was determined that most evaluations focused on benefits and barriers to access, access to test results, medication adherence, condition management, medical notes, and secure messaging. From the population perspective, the evaluations focused on the increase in population outreach, decrease in disparities related to access to care services, and improvement in quality of care. From the health care workforce perspective, the evaluations focused on the impact of patients accessing medical records, impact on workflow, impact of bidirectional secure messaging, and virtual care. From the health system perspective, the evaluations focused on decreases in no-show appointments, impact on office visits and telephone calls, impact on admission and readmission rates and emergency department visits, and impact on health care use. Overall, 77 peer-reviewed studies were mapped on the expanded version of the BE framework. The mapping was performed using subdimensions to create a more precise representation of the areas that are currently explored when studying patient portals. Most of the studies evaluated more than one subdimension. Conclusions The QA and BE frameworks provide guidance in identifying gaps in the current literature by providing a way to show how an impact was assessed. This study highlights the need to appropriately plan how the impact will be assessed and how the findings will be translated into effective adaptations.
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Trelles Trabucco, Juan, Dongwoo Lee, Sybil Derrible, and G. Elisabeta Marai. "Visual Analysis of a Smart City’s Energy Consumption." Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 3, no. 2 (May 2, 2019): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mti3020030.
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Through the use of open data portals, cities, districts and countries are increasingly making available energy consumption data. These data have the potential to inform both policymakers and local communities. At the same time, however, these datasets are large and complicated to analyze. We present the activity-centered-design, from requirements to evaluation, of a web-based visual analysis tool to explore energy consumption in Chicago. The resulting application integrates energy consumption data and census data, making it possible for both amateurs and experts to analyze disaggregated datasets at multiple levels of spatial aggregation and to compare temporal and spatial differences. An evaluation through case studies and qualitative feedback demonstrates that this visual analysis application successfully meets the goals of integrating large, disaggregated urban energy consumption datasets and of supporting analysis by both lay users and experts.
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Sanchez Lozano, Jorge, Giovanni Romero Bustamante, Riley Chad Hales, E. James Nelson, Gustavious P. Williams, Daniel P. Ames, and Norman L. Jones. "A Streamflow Bias Correction and Performance Evaluation Web Application for GEOGloWS ECMWF Streamflow Services." Hydrology 8, no. 2 (April 25, 2021): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/hydrology8020071.
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We present the development and testing of a web application called the historical validation tool (HVT) that processes and visualizes observed and simulated historical stream discharge data from the global GEOGloWS ECMWF streamflow services (GESS), performs seasonally adjusted bias correction, computes goodness-of-fit metrics, and performs forward bias correction on subsequent forecasts. The HVT corrects GESS output at a local scale using a technique that identifies and corrects model bias using observed hydrological data that are accessed using web services. HVT evaluates the performance of the GESS historic simulation data and provides more accurate historic simulation and bias-corrected forecast data. The HVT also allows users of the GEOGloWS historical streamflow data to use local observed data to both validate and improve the accuracy of local streamflow predictions. We developed the HVT using Tethys Platform, an open-source web application development framework. HVT presents data visualization using web mapping services and data plotting in the web map interface while functions related to bias correction, metrics reporting, and data generation for statistical analysis are computed by the back end. We present five case studies using the HVT in Australia, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Peru. In these case studies, in addition to presenting the application, we evaluate the accuracy of the method we implemented in the HVT for bias correction. These case studies show that the HVT bias correction in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru results in significant improvement in historic simulation across the countries, while bias correction only resulted in marginal historic simulation improvements in Australia and the Dominican Republic. The HVT web application allows users to use local data to adjust global historical simulation and forecasts and validate the results, making the GESS modeling results more useful at a local scale.
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Lumauag, Ramil G. "Online Research Portal." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY 15, no. 13 (November 30, 2016): 7379–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/ijct.v15i13.4822.
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A Web Portal is a website or service that offers a broad array of resources and online services, such as search engines, directories, news, e-mail, and online information. Portals have evolved to provide a customized gateway to Web information. This study aimed to develop an Online Research Portal. Specifically, it aimed to create an online repository of researches and articles, publish researches and articles online, manage web content, distribute content depending on the user privileges and access level, create a venue for collaboration with other research institutions, create linkages with other research institutions, access information while off-campus, and disseminate latest update on research. An Evolutionary Prototype Model was used to develop the system and a test case was used to test the functionality. The respondents of the study were the randomly selected 25 Faculty of ISAT U Miagao Campus as well as 5 IT Experts coming from different sectors, and the system was evaluated by the IT Experts and Faculty using ISO 9126 software quality characteristics such as functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability. Mean and standard deviation were used as statistical tool for this study. The experts’ evaluation of the system based on ISO 9126 criteria is effective and the faculty evaluation is very effective. The overall result of the evaluation is very effective, and the system meets the criteria for software quality characteristics; therefore, it is recommended to be implemented.
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HU, Changping, Yang ZHAO, and Mingjing GUO. "AHP and CA Based Evaluation of Website Information Service Quality: An Empirical Study on High-Tech Industry Information Center Web Portals." Journal of Service Science and Management 02, no. 03 (2009): 168–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jssm.2009.23020.
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Mukhtar, Hamid, Hafiz Ahmad, Muhammad Khan, and Nasim Ullah. "Analysis and Evaluation of COVID-19 Web Applications for Health Professionals: Challenges and Opportunities." Healthcare 8, no. 4 (November 7, 2020): 466. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040466.
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The multidisciplinary nature of the work required for research in the COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for health professionals in the battle against the virus. They need to be equipped with novel tools, applications, and resources—that have emerged during the pandemic—to gain access to breakthrough findings; know the latest developments; and to address their specific needs for rapid data acquisition, analysis, evaluation, and reporting. Because of the complex nature of the virus, healthcare systems worldwide are severely impacted as the treatment and the vaccine for COVID-19 disease are not yet discovered. This leads to frequent changes in regulations and policies by governments and international organizations. Our analysis suggests that given the abundance of information sources, finding the most suitable application for analysis, evaluation, or reporting, is one of such challenges. However, health professionals and policy-makers need access to the most relevant, reliable, trusted, and latest information and applications that can be used in their day-to-day tasks of COVID-19 research and analysis. In this article, we present our analysis of various novel and important web-based applications that have been specifically developed during the COVID-19 pandemic and that can be used by the health professionals community to help in advancing their analysis and research. These applications comprise search portals and their associated information repositories for literature and clinical trials, data sources, tracking dashboards, and forecasting models. We present a list of the minimally essential online, web-based applications to serve a multitude of purposes, from hundreds of those developed since the beginning of the pandemic. A critical analysis is provided for the selected applications based on 17 features that can be useful for researchers and analysts for their evaluations. These features make up our evaluation framework and have not been used previously for analysis and evaluation. Therefore, knowledge of these applications will not only increase productivity but will also allow us to explore new dimensions for using existing applications with more control, better management, and greater outcome of their research. In addition, the features used in our framework can be applied for future evaluations of similar applications and health professionals can adapt them for evaluation of other applications not covered in this analysis.
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Lubis, Kenny Badjora, Sirin Fairus, and Aqil Azizi. "Pengembangan Website Yayasan Wangi Bumi Nusantara dalam Diseminasi Informasi Pengelolaan Bank Sampah Kota Depok." Indonesian Journal for Social Responsibility 4, no. 2 (December 1, 2022): 75–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.36782/ijsr.v4i02.121.
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In order to support the empowerment of the Waste Bank, Bakrie University collaborates with the Wangi Bumi Nusantara Foundation as a partner in charge of 11 District Waste Bank Coordinators in Depok. Partners have played a role as a forum for the Waste Bank network, environmental activists, research and development programs, empowering human resources, and innovating environmentally friendly products. Currently, partners face communication problems to support routine activities and community development, such as recording waste bank transactions, coordination, providing recycled product storefronts, data analysis, branding, and product marketing. Therefore, we need a tool that can overcome those problems. The purpose of this activity is to design, create and fill out content on a prototype web portal. The portal is a combination of a website and a web portal. The website serves to convey information about waste banks for community members. This portal also functions as a showcase for waste bank products. The methodology is carried out through preparation stages, surveys of potential development activities, Focus Group Discussions, technology transfer, website prototyping, ecoprint training with ponding techniques, training on using web portals, evaluation, monitoring, and mentoring. Currently, the web portal is active and can be accessed by partner, waste bank managers, and the general public via https://wangibuminusantara.org which is hosting for the next 3 years. Technology transfer and website management assistance have also been carried out to partner and Coordinators of Sub-District Waste Banks. Partners say this web application is very helpful in introducing profiles, program information and product marketing.
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Lee, Jeongyoon, and Inseon Park. "Comparative Analysis of Disaster and Safety Datasets, Data Quality, and Services in Korean and Australian Public Data Portals." Fire Science and Engineering 36, no. 1 (February 28, 2022): 81–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/kifse.910c81fa.
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The objective of this study is to design improved plans for disaster and safety management through comparative analysis of datasets comprising details regarding the disaster and safety sector that are available in Korean and Australian public data portals and thereby examine the associated portal strategies and national operating systems To this end, based on previous studies and national public data portal evaluation standards, public data portal comparison standards were established. Furthermore, quantitative configuration analysis, data mining analysis, data quality analysis, and various service analyses were conducted. Consequently, it was found that compared to the Australian public data portal, the number and proportion of public data openings for disaster and safety management are significantly smaller in the Korean public data portal. The number of prevention datasets available in both countries accounts for the highest proportion in disaster and safety management. In addition, “supply management and resource support” accounts for the majority of Korean disaster response collaborations, whereas in the case of Australia, “comprehensive situation management” has a high proportion. In terms of data quality, Australian datasets include 69.54% of the total insoluble data, which implies inefficient data quality management. However, there are merely few Korean insoluble datasets. Through comparative analysis of the national operating systems, it was found that detailed guidelines for public data are available in Australia. However, the Korean public data portal is operated in accordance with the comprehensive Framework Act on Intelligence Informatization. Hence, a promotion strategy operation policy has to devise for the Korean public data portal to expand the usage of public data in the disaster and safety sector, along with quantitative growth policies that will increase the number and proportion of public data in the disaster and safety sector.
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Lee, Jeongyoon, and Inseon Park. "Comparative Analysis of Disaster and Safety Datasets, Data Quality, and Services in Korean and Australian Public Data Portals." Fire Science and Engineering 36, no. 1 (February 28, 2022): 81–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/kifse.910c81fa1.
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The objective of this study is to design improved plans for disaster and safety management through comparative analysis of datasets comprising details regarding the disaster and safety sector that are available in Korean and Australian public data portals and thereby examine the associated portal strategies and national operating systems To this end, based on previous studies and national public data portal evaluation standards, public data portal comparison standards were established. Furthermore, quantitative configuration analysis, data mining analysis, data quality analysis, and various service analyses were conducted. Consequently, it was found that compared to the Australian public data portal, the number and proportion of public data openings for disaster and safety management are significantly smaller in the Korean public data portal. The number of prevention datasets available in both countries accounts for the highest proportion in disaster and safety management. In addition, “supply management and resource support” accounts for the majority of Korean disaster response collaborations, whereas in the case of Australia, “comprehensive situation management” has a high proportion. In terms of data quality, Australian datasets include 69.54% of the total insoluble data, which implies inefficient data quality management. However, there are merely few Korean insoluble datasets. Through comparative analysis of the national operating systems, it was found that detailed guidelines for public data are available in Australia. However, the Korean public data portal is operated in accordance with the comprehensive Framework Act on Intelligence Informatization. Hence, a promotion strategy operation policy has to devise for the Korean public data portal to expand the usage of public data in the disaster and safety sector, along with quantitative growth policies that will increase the number and proportion of public data in the disaster and safety sector.
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Hains, I. M., R. L. Ward, and S. A. Pearson. "Implementing a web-based oncology protocol system in Australia: evaluation of the first 3 years of operation." Internal Medicine Journal 42, no. 1 (June 7, 2010): 57–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02284.x.
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Андрій Шуляк. "THE MODEL OF FORMATION OF FUTURE IT TEACHERS’ PREPARATION FOR THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL WEB-RESOURCES." Collection of Scientific Papers of Uman State Pedagogical University, no. 4 (September 4, 2020): 67–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2307-4906.4.2020.224100.
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The article reveals the structure of the model of forming future IT teachers’ preparation to use educational WEB-resources. Its component composition (blocks) is established. The methodological target block includes the purpose: formation of future IT teachers’ preparation to use educational WEB-resources, and the following approaches: informational, personality-centered, systemic, competence, technological, activity; also such principles: general pedagogical (accessibility, continuity, clarity, systematicity, sequence, scientific) and specific (effectiveness, dialogue, professional mobility, creativity, interactivity, multimedia), organizational and instrumental (stages: motivational-propaedeutic, technological-productive, organizational-methodical); content: traditional basic computer science courses; elective courses, special seminars with remote support, master classes, methodical seminars; professional courses and practices of methodical preparation of students; forms (traditional: lecture-press conference, lecture-conversation, seminar-discussion, colloquium, etc.; innovative: online-lecture, streaming video, slide lecture, video lecture, multimedia lectures, e-mail consultation, e-seminars, webinars, group projects on wiki technology, case technologies, forum, network interaction, network chat, joint blogging, local and network tutorials, educational portals, directories), methods: (projects, cooperative learning), case-study, game methods (business game); “E-portfolio”, round table, associative method; method of “falsification”, information resources, “reification”, demonstration examples, precedent, expediently selected tasks; training (using teleconferences; educational modeling), tools: modeling, educational, testing software; virtual labs software; reference information (legal) systems; automated training systems; electronic educational and methodical materials; expert training systems; intelligent educational systems; means of automation of professional activity, technologies (problem-based learning, individualized learning, developmental learning, differentiated learning, active learning, game learning), evaluation-effective (components and their indicators), levels (high, medium, low), result (preparation to use educational WEB-resources in professional activities).
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Horbinski, Tymoteusz, Beata Medynska-Gulij, and Paweł Cybulski. "Graphic design and placement of map tools in mobile map application." Abstracts of the ICA 1 (July 15, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/ica-abs-1-118-2019.
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<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> <strong>Research problem</strong>: The analysis of the user’s preferences concerning the layout and graphic design of mapping tools in the mobile mapping application is the problem touched upon in the research. The authors focused on six public web mapping services (Google Maps, Bing Maps, Here WeGo, ArcGis Maps and the Polish geoportal: geoportal.gov.pl), analyzing them in terms of their graphic variability and the functionality of their mapping tools.</p><p>The <strong>aim</strong> of the research carried out was to test the user’s preferences concerning the number and layout of buttons in the web mapping service. The research also touched upon the issue of variability in graphic web design of mapping tools in mobile cartography. The authors concentrated on the following six mapping tools, also referred to as buttons: Geolocation, Change layers, Search, Default range maps, Measure, Route. Those functions most frequently occurred on selected web mapping services. The authors could learn about their usefulness through subjective choices of respondents.</p><p><strong>Method</strong>: One hundred respondents took part in the research and, by means of the anonymous online questionnaire, they answered some questions and decided upon the number, layout and visual aspect of buttons. The comparison of subjective user’s preferences in the layout of mapping tools to the system of public web mapping services has made the research innovative.</p><p>The <strong>results</strong> obtained allow one to draw the conclusion that the user’s preferences differ from the solutions utilized on mapping portals and have been employed for the comparative analysis of the eight most popular global web mapping services. The study conducted by means of the eye-tracking method demonstrated that objective functionality (time and method of specific task execution) differs from subjective evaluation made by map users on smartphones and large desktop display screens.</p>
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Heartfield, Marie, Andrea Morello, Melanie Harris, Sharon Lawn, Vincenza Pols, Carolyn Stapleton, and Malcolm Battersby. "e-Learning competency for practice nurses: an evaluation report." Australian Journal of Primary Health 19, no. 4 (2013): 287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py13033.
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Practice nurses in Australia are now funded to facilitate chronic condition management, including self-management support. Chronic disease management requires an established rapport, support and proactivity between general practitioners, patients and the practice nurses. To achieve this, training in shared decision making is needed. e-Learning supports delivery and achievement of such policy outcomes, service improvements and skill development. However, e-learning effectiveness for health care professionals’ is determined by several organisational, economic, pedagogical and individual factors, with positive e-learning experience linked closely to various supports. This paper reinforces previous studies showing nurses’ expanding role across general practice teams and reports on some of the challenges of e-learning. Merely providing practice nurses with necessary information via web-based learning systems does not ensure successful learning or progress toward improving health outcomes for patients.
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Matarneh, Feras. "Improving the Authentication Mechanism of Business to Consumer (B2C) Platform in a Cloud Computing Environment: Preliminary Findings." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 13, no. 18 (June 30, 2017): 482. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2017.v13n18p482.
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The reliance of e-commerce infrastructure on cloud computing environment has undoubtedly increased the security challenges in web-based e-commerce portals. This has necessitated the need for a built-in security feature, essentially to improve the authentication mechanism, during the execution of its dependent transactions. Comparative analysis of the existing works and studies on XML-based authentication and non-XML signaturebased security mechanisms for authentication in Business to Consumer (B2C) e-commerce showed the advantage of using XML-based authentication, and its inherent weaknesses and limitations. It is against this background that this study, based on review and meta-analysis of previous works, proposes an improved XML digital signature with RSA algorithm, as a novel algorithmic framework that improves the authentication strength of XML digital signature in the B2C e-commerce in a cloud-based environment. Our future works include testing and validation, and simulation, of the proposed authentication framework in Cisco’s XML Management Interface with inbuilt feature of NETCONF. The evaluation will be done in conformity to international standard and guideline –such as W3C and NIST.
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Dupont, Charlèss, Tinne Smets, Fanny Monnet, Lara Pivodic, Aline De Vleminck, Chantal Van Audenhove, and Lieve Van den Block. "Publicly Available, Interactive Web-Based Tools to Support Advance Care Planning: Systematic Review." Journal of Medical Internet Research 24, no. 4 (April 20, 2022): e33320. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/33320.
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Background There is an increasing number of interactive web-based advance care planning (ACP) support tools, which are web-based aids in any format encouraging reflection, communication, and processing of publicly available information, most of which cannot be found in the peer-reviewed literature. Objective This study aims to conduct a systematic review of web-based ACP support tools to describe the characteristics, readability, and quality of content and investigate whether and how they are evaluated. Methods We systematically searched the web-based gray literature databases OpenGrey, ClinicalTrials.gov, ProQuest, British Library, Grey Literature in the Netherlands, and Health Services Research Projects in Progress, as well as Google and app stores, and consulted experts using the following eligibility criteria: web-based, designed for the general population, accessible to everyone, interactive (encouraging reflection, communication, and processing of information), and in English or Dutch. The quality of content was evaluated using the Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (score 0-28—a higher score indicates better quality). To synthesize the characteristics of the ACP tools, readability and quality of content, and whether and how they were evaluated, we used 4 data extraction tables. Results A total of 30 tools met the eligibility criteria, including 15 (50%) websites, 10 (33%) web-based portals, 3 (10%) apps, and 2 (7%) with a combination of formats. Of the 30 tools, 24 (80%) mentioned a clear aim, including 7 (23%) that supported reflection or communication, 8 (27%) that supported people in making decisions, 7 (23%) that provided support to document decisions, and 2 (7%) that aimed to achieve all these aims. Of the 30 tools, 7 (23%) provided information on the development, all of which were developed in collaboration with health care professionals, and 3 (10%) with end users. Quality scores ranged between 11 and 28, with most of the lower-scoring tools not referring to information sources. Conclusions A variety of ACP support tools are available on the web, varying in the quality of content. In the future, users should be involved in the development process of ACP support tools, and the content should be substantiated by scientific evidence. Trial Registration PROSPERO CRD42020184112; https://tinyurl.com/mruf8b43
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Cimoli, Michelle, Jennifer Oates, Emma McLaughlin, and Susan E. Langmore. "Exploring Consistency and Variation in Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing Practice in Australia." Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica 72, no. 6 (October 22, 2019): 429–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000503132.
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<b><i>Background:</i></b> Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is an imaging technique used by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and some other health professionals to assess swallowing. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> The primary aim was to gain an insight into FEES practices in Australia by characterising SLPs who use FEES and identifying areas of consistency and variation in practice. The secondary aim was to explore factors associated with variation in practice. <b><i>Method:</i></b> Cross-sectional survey methodology was used. The link to a web-based survey was e-mailed to 351 SLPs who practised in adult dysphagia. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The participation rate for the study was 18.8% (<i>n</i> = 66). Twenty-two SLPs (38.6%) used FEES. These SLPs represented a cross-section of workplace settings, caseloads, clinical and training experiences. Consistency and variation in FEES procedural and assessment practices were identified. Some procedural aspects of FEES varied according to whether a medical practitioner was present, type of FEES training, and number of FEES conducted per month. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> This research represents a benchmark in the knowledge of how FEES is used in Australia. Despite the small number of participants, the findings provide a foundation from which future research questions can be generated. More extensive examination of the use of FEES by SLPs is warranted. Further research is also required to establish methods for attaining and maintaining competency and to achieve consensus on which aspects of swallowing are assessed when using FEES and how the examination should be conducted.
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King, Kylie, Marisa Schlichthorst, Louise Keogh, Lennart Reifels, Matthew J. Spittal, Andrea Phelps, and Jane Pirkis. "Can Watching a Television Documentary Change the Way Men View Masculinity?" Journal of Men’s Studies 27, no. 3 (December 6, 2018): 287–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1060826518815909.
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Men’s conformity to masculine norms, such as stoicism and self-reliance, has been shown to be associated with a range of negative psychological outcomes. We developed Man Up—a three-part documentary that examined the link between masculinity, mental health, and suicide for men in Australia. We conducted a multifaceted evaluation that included a randomized controlled trial (RCT) and a web survey. RCT participants and web survey respondents were asked how their views of the term “man up” had changed since watching the documentary. This article provides feedback from the 306 men who responded to this question. Participants commented on how the documentary prompted them to rethink stereotypes of masculinity. The findings suggest that the documentary had a positive impact on men.
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Martin, Carmel, Narelle Hinkley, Keith Stockman, and Donald Campbell. "Capitated Telehealth Coaching Hospital Readmission Service in Australia: Pragmatic Controlled Evaluation." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 12 (December 1, 2020): e18046. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/18046.
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Background MonashWatch is a telehealth public hospital outreach pilot service as a component of the Government of Victoria’s statewide redesign initiative called HealthLinks: Chronic Care. Rather than only paying for hospitalizations, projected funding is released earlier to hospitals to allow them to reduce hospitalization costs. MonashWatch introduced a web-based app, Patient Journey Record System, to assess the risk of the journeys of a cohort of patients identified as frequent admitters. Telecare guides call patients using the Patient Journey Record System to flag potential deterioration. Health coaches (nursing and allied health staff) triage risk and adapt care for individuals. Objective The aim was a pragmatic controlled evaluation of the impact of MonashWatch on the primary outcome of bed days for acute nonsurgical admissions in the intention-to-treat group versus the usual care group. The secondary outcome was hospital admission rates. The net promoter score was used to gauge satisfaction. Methods Patients were recruited into an intention-to-treat group, which included active telehealth and declined/lost/died groups, versus a systematically sampled (4:1) usual care group. A rolling sample of 250-300 active telehealth patients was maintained from December 23, 2016 to June 23, 2019. The outcome—mean bed days in intervention versus control—was adjusted using analysis of covariance for age, gender, admission type, and effective days active in MonashWatch. Time-series analysis tested for trends in change patterns. Results MonashWatch recruited 1373 suitable patients who were allocated into the groups: usual care (n=293) and intention-to-treat (n=1080; active telehealth: 471/1080, 43.6%; declined: 485, 44.9%; lost to follow-up: 178 /1080, 10.7%; died: 8/1080, 0.7%). Admission frequency of intention-to-treat compared to that of the usual care group did not significantly improve (P=.05), with a small number of very frequent admitters in the intention-to-treat group. Age, MonashWatch effective days active, and treatment group independently predicted bed days. The analysis of covariance demonstrated a reduction in bed days of 1.14 (P<.001) in the intention-to-treat group compared with that in the usual care group, with 1236 bed days estimated savings. Both groups demonstrated regression-to-the-mean. The downward trend in improved bed days was significantly greater (P<.001) in the intention-to-treat group (Sen slope –406) than in the usual care group (Sen slope –104). The net promoter score was 95% in the active telehealth group compared with typical hospital scores of 77%. Conclusions Clinically and statistically meaningful reductions in acute hospital bed days in the intention-to-treat group when compared to that of the usual care group were demonstrated (P<.001), although admission frequency was unchanged with more short stay admissions in the intention-to-treat group. Nonrandomized control selection was a limitation. Nonetheless, MonashWatch was successful in the context of the HealthLinks: Chronic Care capitation initiative and is expanding.