Online Medication Information for Citizens: A Comparison of Demands on eHealth Literacy.
Consumer health informatics
eHealth literacy
health literacy
medication information
Journal
Studies in health technology and informatics
ISSN: 1879-8365
Titre abrégé: Stud Health Technol Inform
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9214582
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Jun 2020
16 Jun 2020
Historique:
entrez:
24
6
2020
pubmed:
24
6
2020
medline:
22
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Many people take prescription medications and need information about the risks and benefits associated with taking them. Citizens are increasingly turning to the internet for health information and medication information is no exception. There are a variety of websites that offer Online Medication Information for Citizens (OMIC). This study compared six such websites using the Health Literacy Online (HLO) Checklist as a framework. Additionally, we conducted a detailed analysis of the individual content in each OMIC for three different medications. We identified several strengths and weaknesses of the different websites in terms of how they were designed and written and their appropriateness for users with limited eHealth literacy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32570537
pii: SHTI200317
doi: 10.3233/SHTI200317
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng