Evaluating online health information sources using a mixed methods approach: Part 2

Characterizing the Processes for Navigating Internet Health Information Using Real-Time Observations: A Mixed-Methods Approach

BACKGROUND Little is known about the processes people use to find health-related information on the Internet or the individual characteristics that shape selection of information-seeking approaches. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to describe the processes by which users navigate the Internet for information about a hypothetical acute illness and to identify individual characteristics predictive of the...

Evaluating Online Health Information: Beyond Readability Formulas

Although understanding health information is important, the texts provided are often difficult to understand. There are formulas to measure readability levels, but there is little understanding of how linguistic structures contribute to these difficulties. We are developing a toolkit of linguistic metrics that are validated with representative users and can be measured automatically. In this st...

Assessing and evaluating multidisciplinary translational teams: a mixed methods approach.

A case report illustrates how multidisciplinary translational teams can be assessed using outcome, process, and developmental types of evaluation using a mixed-methods approach. Types of evaluation appropriate for teams are considered in relation to relevant research questions and assessment methods. Logic models are applied to scientific projects and team development to inform choices between ...

Older adults' online health information-seeking and diagnostic reasoning: a mixed methods investigation

Characterizing internet health information seeking strategies by socioeconomic status: a mixed methods approach

BACKGROUND The Internet is valuable for those with limited access to health care services because of its low cost and wealth of information. Our objectives were to investigate how the Internet is used to obtain health-related information and how individuals with differing socioeconomic resources navigate it when presented with a health decision. METHODS Study participants were recruited from ...