Owens Robert, Whittaker T Carl, Galt Annie, Spiess Saskia, Mervis Matthew, Lockrey Alex, Gardner Elena, Stoesser Kirsten, Ose Dominik
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
J Prim Care Community Health. 2024 Jan-Dec;15:21501319231225365. doi: 10.1177/21501319231225365.
The United States is experiencing maternity care shortages. Family physicians can play a role in addressing these shortages. Family medicine obstetrics fellowships train family physicians in obstetrics care. Fellowship websites are important for promoting programs and attracting applicants. However, whether websites provide sufficient program information is unknown. This study aimed to assess completeness and utility of family medicine obstetrics fellowship websites across the United States.
The study analyzed 46 family medicine obstetrics fellowship websites. The component analysis evaluated the presence of 17 components related to orientation, curriculum, program, personnel, and additional content. The qualitative analysis included ratings for navigation and application, information quality, and esthetics. Analysis included percentages for websites and components and average qualitative ratings.
Common components included overviews, training requirements, and contact information. Description of the patient population was the least common component. Usability ratings varied across programs, with higher ratings observed for navigation and application, and information quality. Esthetics and visual appeal received lower ratings. Regional analysis indicated that websites from fellowships in the West and Southwest tended to include more components compared to those in the Southeast.
Family medicine obstetrics fellowship websites serve as valuable sources of program information for prospective applicants. However, not all websites include essential program details. Some information is rarely provided. Given the shortage of maternity care providers, it is crucial to develop informative and functional websites to attract applicants. Improving website content and design could prove to be a cost-effective strategy to increase the number of applicants.
美国正面临产科护理短缺的问题。家庭医生可以在解决这些短缺问题中发挥作用。家庭医学产科 fellowship 项目培训家庭医生从事产科护理工作。fellowship 项目的网站对于推广项目和吸引申请者很重要。然而，这些网站是否提供了足够的项目信息尚不清楚。本研究旨在评估美国各地家庭医学产科 fellowship 项目网站的完整性和实用性。
该研究分析了 46 个家庭医学产科 fellowship 项目网站。成分分析评估了与项目介绍、课程设置、项目本身、人员以及其他内容相关的 17 个成分的存在情况。定性分析包括对网站导航与应用、信息质量和美观程度的评分。分析内容包括网站和成分的百分比以及定性评分的平均值。
常见的成分包括概述、培训要求和联系信息。对患者群体的描述是最不常见的成分。不同项目的可用性评分各不相同，导航与应用以及信息质量方面的评分较高。美观程度和视觉吸引力的评分较低。区域分析表明，与东南部的项目相比，西部和西南部的 fellowship 项目网站往往包含更多成分。
家庭医学产科 fellowship 项目网站是潜在申请者获取项目信息的重要来源。然而，并非所有网站都包含项目的基本细节。有些信息很少被提供。鉴于产科护理提供者短缺，开发内容丰富且功能齐全的网站以吸引申请者至关重要。改善网站内容和设计可能是增加申请者数量的一种经济有效的策略。
