PMID: 15228932Jul 2, 2004Paper

Interactions using the Internet among parents and pediatric societies in Spain and the Latin American Pediatric Association

Anales de pediatría : publicación oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (A.E.P.)
C A Díaz Vázquez, P Mola Caballero de Rodas

Abstract

The Internet has revolutionized access to biomedical information among health professionals and the general public. There is demand for pediatric societies to develop quality contents directed at both pediatricians and parents. To evaluate interaction through the Internet among parents and the pediatric societies in Spain and member organizations of the Latin American Pediatric Association. All the official Spanish pediatric societies (n = 45) and the national organizations belonging to the Latin American Pediatric Association (25) were examined. Societies with their own websites (26 in Spain and 13 in Latin America) were identified. For each website, the following data were collected: size, access to contents, adherence to an ethical code, terms of use, division of contents for pediatricians and those for parents, and means of contact for parents. All the websites provided free access to biomedical information. Only 35 % of websites from Spain and 15.4 % of those from the Latin American Pediatric Association subscribed to an ethical code while 54 % and 84.6 % respectively had no terms of use section. Overall, 46 % had a specific area for parents. The most common means of contact between parents and websites was through electro...Continue Reading

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