title: Evaluation of a prototype health information system using the FITT framework.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To demonstrate how the fit between individual, task and technology (FITT) framework can be used for health information system evaluation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We developed a prototype information system with an integrated expert system for head- ache patients. The  FITT framework was used to evaluate the prototype health information system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The FITT framework, once applied, positively evaluated 199 integrated headache diagnoses, 349 schemes and 698 symptoms. We assessed 528 internet pages to determine to what extent they met the users'  expectations. In two study sections, a total of 70 (of 140) participants used the system. In the second section, the intervention group did significantly better (P=0.031) than the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The FITT framework provided a proper tool for evaluating the prototype  health information system and determining which specific set of deltas to focus on in future developments.
authors: University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, HealthCare Management and Informatics Research Center, Görlitz, Germany. wh@hmirc.de
authors: Wilfried
authors: W
authors: Honekamp
authors: Herwig
authors: H
authors: Ostermann
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet; D014584:User-Computer Interface