Smokefree.gov

Paper Summary:

The paper evaluates the smokefree.gov website according to qualitative criteria and the technical/ design characteristics. The paper highlights the shortcomings in this website and concludes that if it offered more links to empirical data related to its content, it would seem more credible.

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Qualitative
Technical/Design Characteristics
Conclusions

From the Paper:

"Smoking cessation is one of the hottest health topics in the United States today, with numerous pharmaceutical companies marketing products that claim to help smokers quit. Both governmental and non-governmental organizations are promoting smoking cessation as an essential feature of personal and public health. Legislation prohibiting smoking in public places is also assisting stop-smoking campaigns. Therefore, a government-sponsored Web site should be evaluated for qualitative, quantitative, and technical/design characteristics: to determine how effective the site is and how useful it might be for Americans."

Sample of Sources Used:

• London, F., Rankin, S.H., Stallings, K.D. (2005). Patient education in health and illness (5thed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven Publishers.
• National Cancer Institute. Retrieved June 16, 2008 from http://www.cancer.gov/
• Smokefree.gov. Web site retrieved June 16, 2008 from http://www.smokefree.gov/index.asp

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