How users make judgements about the quality of online health information: a cross-sectional survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People increasingly use the Internet to seek health information. However, the overall quality of online health information remains low. This situation is exacerbated by the unprecedented "infodemic", which has had negative consequences for patients. Therefore, it is important to understand how users make judgements about health information by applying different judgement criteria.

Objective

The objective of this study is to determine how patients apply different criteria in their judgement of the quality of online health information during the pandemic. In particular, we investigate whether there is consistency between the likelihood of using a particular judgement criterion and its perceived importance among different groups of users.

Methods

A cross-secti

SUBMITTER: Pian W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9628111 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature