title: [Evaluation of the Andalusia Public Health System hospital websites in the period 2010-2012].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluate the quality, accessibility and presence of Web 2.0 tools in the Andalusia Public Health System hospitals websites
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational, descriptive study carried out between 2010 and 2012. The variables analyzed were: quality, accessibility and innovation. The quality was evaluated using a Bermudez-Tamayo questionnaire. Accessibility was measured using the Web Accessibility Test (TAW) tool. Web 2.0 tools were identified by direct observation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 31 of the 45 hospitals (68.9%) had a website in the year 2010, increasing to 34 (75.5%) in 2012. The average score+standard deviation (SD) of the Bermudez-Tamayo quality questionnaire was 11.1+3.8 points in 2010, and 12.3+3.9 points in 2012, observing a statistically significant difference of 0.25 being observed between the means (P=.007), 95% CI; 0.00 to 0.50) In the accessibility evaluation only 7 websites (n=31) in 2010, and 10 (n=34) in 2012, fulfilled the legal criteria for accessibility. The use of Web 2.0 tools has increased throughout the study. In 2010, 19.4% (n=6) of the hospital websites had this type of tool, in comparison to 58.8% (n=20) in 2012.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In general, the quality of the websites studied is good. However, current legislation regarding accessibility is not fulfilled and must be revised and adapted to the current legal rules. There is an incipient use of Web 2.0 resources as education and communication strategies with regard to health.
authors.affiliation: Departamento Enfermería, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España. Electronic address: torrebarbero@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: de la Torre Barbero
authors.affiliation: Departamento Enfermería, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Estepa Luna
authors.affiliation: Departamento Enfermería, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López-Pardo Martínez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Sistemas de Información, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: León Márquez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez Laguna
authors.affiliation: Biblioteca, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toledano Redondo
mesh_terms: D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution; D011634:Public Health; D013030:Spain; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Calidad; Hospital websites; Internet; Páginas webs de hospital; Quality; Web 2.0