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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/69529, first published .
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Development of a Validated Lay Checklist (Info Without Side Effects) for Assessing Health Information on Websites: Mixed Methods Study

Development of a Validated Lay Checklist (Info Without Side Effects) for Assessing Health Information on Websites: Mixed Methods Study

Ursula Griebler   1 , PhD ;   Irma Klerings   1 , Diplom-Kulturwissenschaftlerin ;   Christina Koscher-Kien   1 , PhD ;   Benedikt Lutz   2 , PhD ;   Eva Krczal   3 , PhD ;   Dominic Ledinger   1 , MPH ;   Iris Mair   1 , MSc ;   Robert Emprechtinger   4 , MSc ;   Filiz Keser Aschenberger   5 , PhD ;   Bernd Kerschner   1 , MSc

1 Department for Evidence-based Medicine and Evaluation, University for Continuing Education Krems, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria

2 Department for Knowledge and Communication Management, University for Continuing Education Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria

3 Department for Economy and Health, University for Continuing Education Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria

4 QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH), Berlin, Germany

5 Department for Continuing Education Research and Educational Technologies, University for Continuing Education Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria

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