By
Samuel Beavan
Submitted On December 01, 2011
Sourcing medical information on the internet allows the user to
browse in privacy. The medical information available on the internet is
constantly updated and refreshed, and is therefore more up-to-date than
textbook information. However, this can of course have its negative
factors too, such as the seeking of older information proving to be a
difficult task.
Medical web design services can be used by a variety of different people, from medical professionals themselves, keeping up to date with new findings, research and treatments, to patients being able to find out about a treatment they're undergoing, or about a possible health problem they have. The purpose of using medical websites depends entirely on the user themselves.
The five main factors affecting the usability of medical website are: learnability, navigation, understandability, composition, and satisfaction. Learning to use a site, and realising how easy it is to do so, is most commonly a direct result of how easy a site is to navigate around. When a website has a complex design, or a design that's difficult to use, it can make the user frustrated, with them stopping to use the site as a result. Understandability of a medical website is down to how appropriate the content found is, and whether it's what the user was looking for. Composition relates to what's on the screen and how easy this is to access, whilst someone is much more likely to seek information from medical websites again if they've been satisfied with their first attempt to do so.
Medical websites are becoming increasingly important to use, and are a great source of self-learning materials, as well as a hub of discussion, whereby medical professionals can talk directly to patients through using forum groups and discussion boards. This is a great way for medical professionals to share hints and tips, or for taking part in the highest form of co-operative learning. With new people joining groups all the time, there are fresh ideas brought to the table, so to speak, and varying opinions, which help to keep the information presented as valid as it can be.
Whilst novices may be unable to provide the information required in these types of discussions, medical professionals therefore play an important part and can 'fill the gaps' in terms of missing or incorrect information. With discussion boards and the like displaying information of many different opinions, medical websites are therefore a great place to find balanced answers to any questions you may have.
Medical web design services can be used by a variety of different people, from medical professionals themselves, keeping up to date with new findings, research and treatments, to patients being able to find out about a treatment they're undergoing, or about a possible health problem they have. The purpose of using medical websites depends entirely on the user themselves.
The five main factors affecting the usability of medical website are: learnability, navigation, understandability, composition, and satisfaction. Learning to use a site, and realising how easy it is to do so, is most commonly a direct result of how easy a site is to navigate around. When a website has a complex design, or a design that's difficult to use, it can make the user frustrated, with them stopping to use the site as a result. Understandability of a medical website is down to how appropriate the content found is, and whether it's what the user was looking for. Composition relates to what's on the screen and how easy this is to access, whilst someone is much more likely to seek information from medical websites again if they've been satisfied with their first attempt to do so.
Medical websites are becoming increasingly important to use, and are a great source of self-learning materials, as well as a hub of discussion, whereby medical professionals can talk directly to patients through using forum groups and discussion boards. This is a great way for medical professionals to share hints and tips, or for taking part in the highest form of co-operative learning. With new people joining groups all the time, there are fresh ideas brought to the table, so to speak, and varying opinions, which help to keep the information presented as valid as it can be.
Whilst novices may be unable to provide the information required in these types of discussions, medical professionals therefore play an important part and can 'fill the gaps' in terms of missing or incorrect information. With discussion boards and the like displaying information of many different opinions, medical websites are therefore a great place to find balanced answers to any questions you may have.
Sam Beavan writes for the One Vision Health team - a highly successful medical web design services company based in London.
Sam Beavan is the MD of One Vision Health in London.
One Vision Health offers health marketing services and practice management support to clinics throughout the UK. The company specialises in medical web design services, health PR, dental marketing and medical video production services.
http://onevisionhealth.co.uk
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Sam Beavan is the MD of One Vision Health in London.
One Vision Health offers health marketing services and practice management support to clinics throughout the UK. The company specialises in medical web design services, health PR, dental marketing and medical video production services.
http://onevisionhealth.co.uk
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