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Websites as tools of promoting health in South East Europe

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Tasić, Ljiljana
Miljković, Branislava
Veličković, Ružica
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The Internet is revolutionizing the structure and orienta- tion of the healthcare market and drug producers, as well. This new mass media is valuable not only as a source of information for patients and healthcare providers but also as a platform for selling products and services (e-commerce). OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study is create a database of health websites originated from South East Europe (SEE), and determine the quality of information’s regarding the customer needs using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) standard. METHODS: The data- base, named pluspharma™, was constructed by an Internet search and an e-mail questionnaire. The quality of information was measured according to recommenda- tion of WHO (a rating of 1 to 5). RESULTS: The data- base contains about 300 web addresses of useful sources of health and health business information. Of the six countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Romania), Romania showed the m...ost (37 public health institutions and 26 public tools promoting health) Web health information sites. The most websites originated from the primary health care institutions, government body or pharmaceutical indus- try. Also, there is the numerous high quality health promotional website designed with specific task groups (example tobacco groups). Direct public communication is evident through about 60% of web sites. Websites of pharmaceutical industry and pharmacies marking with relatively high credit (3.89), compared with other health and service information’s (public and government health institution). The special task groups (usually evidenced as NGO) obtained high credit (4.74) of quality and valuable of Web information’s. CONCLUSIONS: Health-related websites from South East Europe are becoming good tools for health promotion in the SEE region.

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Value in Health, 2002, 5, 6, 472-472
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  • Elsevier
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  • SESSION I
  • HEALTH POLICY—Healthcare Information Studies

DOI: 10.1016/S1098-3015(10)61260-0

ISSN: 1098-3015

WoS: 000178998800069

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tasić, Ljiljana
AU  - Miljković, Branislava
AU  - Veličković, Ružica
PY  - 2002
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/317
AB  - The Internet is revolutionizing the structure and orienta-
tion of the healthcare market and drug producers, as well.
This new mass media is valuable not only as a source of
information for patients and healthcare providers but
also as a platform for selling products and services (e-commerce). OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study is create
a database of health websites originated from South East
Europe (SEE), and determine the quality of information’s
regarding the customer needs using the World Health
Organization’s (WHO) standard. METHODS: The data-
base, named pluspharma™, was constructed by an
Internet search and an e-mail questionnaire. The quality
of information was measured according to recommenda-
tion of WHO (a rating of 1 to 5). RESULTS: The data-
base contains about 300 web addresses of useful sources
of health and health business information. Of the six
countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Romania), Romania showed the
most (37 public health institutions and 26 public tools
promoting health) Web health information sites. The
most websites originated from the primary health care
institutions, government body or pharmaceutical indus-
try. Also, there is the numerous high quality health
promotional website designed with specific task groups
(example tobacco groups). Direct public communication
is evident through about 60% of web sites. Websites of
pharmaceutical industry and pharmacies marking with
relatively high credit (3.89), compared with other health
and service information’s (public and government health
institution). The special task groups (usually evidenced as
NGO) obtained high credit (4.74) of quality and valuable
of Web information’s. CONCLUSIONS: Health-related
websites from South East Europe are becoming good
tools for health promotion in the SEE region.
PB  - Elsevier
C3  - Value in Health
T1  - Websites as tools of promoting health in South East Europe
VL  - 5
IS  - 6
SP  - 472
EP  - 472
DO  - 10.1016/S1098-3015(10)61260-0
ER  - 
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author = "Tasić, Ljiljana and Miljković, Branislava and Veličković, Ružica",
year = "2002",
abstract = "The Internet is revolutionizing the structure and orienta-
tion of the healthcare market and drug producers, as well.
This new mass media is valuable not only as a source of
information for patients and healthcare providers but
also as a platform for selling products and services (e-commerce). OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study is create
a database of health websites originated from South East
Europe (SEE), and determine the quality of information’s
regarding the customer needs using the World Health
Organization’s (WHO) standard. METHODS: The data-
base, named pluspharma™, was constructed by an
Internet search and an e-mail questionnaire. The quality
of information was measured according to recommenda-
tion of WHO (a rating of 1 to 5). RESULTS: The data-
base contains about 300 web addresses of useful sources
of health and health business information. Of the six
countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Romania), Romania showed the
most (37 public health institutions and 26 public tools
promoting health) Web health information sites. The
most websites originated from the primary health care
institutions, government body or pharmaceutical indus-
try. Also, there is the numerous high quality health
promotional website designed with specific task groups
(example tobacco groups). Direct public communication
is evident through about 60% of web sites. Websites of
pharmaceutical industry and pharmacies marking with
relatively high credit (3.89), compared with other health
and service information’s (public and government health
institution). The special task groups (usually evidenced as
NGO) obtained high credit (4.74) of quality and valuable
of Web information’s. CONCLUSIONS: Health-related
websites from South East Europe are becoming good
tools for health promotion in the SEE region.",
publisher = "Elsevier",
journal = "Value in Health",
title = "Websites as tools of promoting health in South East Europe",
volume = "5",
number = "6",
pages = "472-472",
doi = "10.1016/S1098-3015(10)61260-0"
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Tasić, L., Miljković, B.,& Veličković, R.. (2002). Websites as tools of promoting health in South East Europe. in Value in Health
Elsevier., 5(6), 472-472.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1098-3015(10)61260-0
Tasić L, Miljković B, Veličković R. Websites as tools of promoting health in South East Europe. in Value in Health. 2002;5(6):472-472.
doi:10.1016/S1098-3015(10)61260-0 .
Tasić, Ljiljana, Miljković, Branislava, Veličković, Ružica, "Websites as tools of promoting health in South East Europe" in Value in Health, 5, no. 6 (2002):472-472,
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1098-3015(10)61260-0 . .

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