Visualization of Consumer Health Information

消费者健康信息的可视化

• 批准号: 6958034
• 负责人: GONDY LEROY
• 金额: $ 17.09万
• 依托单位: CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-30 至 2007-09-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6958034
• 关键词: Internet; clinical research; educational resource design /development; focus groups; health education; human subject; information display

DESCRIPTION: Research indicates that the text on many popular web sites is difficult to understand and consumers find that reading documents in electronic format is problematic. Since health information read online influences the patient-doctor relationship - e.g., treatments requested, or perceived patient value from a doctor's visit - it is important that this information be interpreted and remembered as completely and correctly as possible. Misunderstandings in health information may increase the risk of making unwise health decisions, which could lead to poorer health and higher health care costs. The goal of the project is to develop and test new technology that can present online health information that is easier to understand and remember. Prototypes will be developed that will visualize both the structure and content of web pages to increase understanding and retention without oversimplification. A small pilot study has shown positive effects of such a representation. The two prototypes will differ in how much content detail is included in the visualization. They will be evaluated for their effects on understanding and retention of information and compared with currently existing web sites. User behavior and preferences will also be captured and analyzed. Three user groups will participate in the development and evaluation of the prototypes: elderly consumers, Hispanic non-native speakers, and patients. These groups were chosen for their specific characteristics (age related problems, sub-optimal command of English, and patients' stress) that may require improved information presentation.

描述： 研究表明，许多流行网站上的文本难以理解，消费者发现阅读电子格式的文档存在问题。由于在线阅读的健康信息会影响医患关系（例如，请求的治疗或从医生就诊中感知到的患者价值），因此尽可能完整、正确地解释和记住这些信息非常重要。对健康信息的误解可能会增加做出不明智健康决定的风险，从而导致健康状况恶化和医疗保健费用更高。 该项目的目标是开发和测试新技术，可以呈现更容易理解和记住的在线健康信息。我们将开发原型，将网页的结构和内容可视化，以增加理解和保留，而不会过度简化。一项小型试点研究显示了这种代表性的积极影响。这两个原型的不同之处在于可视化中包含多少内容细节。将评估它们对理解和保留信息的影响，并与当前现有的网站进行比较。用户行为和偏好也将被捕获和分析。三个用户群体将参与原型的开发和评估：老年消费者、非母语西班牙裔和患者。选择这些群体是因为他们的具体特征（与年龄相关的问题、英语水平欠佳以及患者的压力）可能需要改进信息呈现。