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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedLee YJ, Boden-Albala B, Larson E
Online health information seeking behaviors of Hispanics in New York City: a community-based cross-sectional study.
The authors examined factors associated with online health-information-seeking behaviors (HISBs) of the Hispanic population. This large survey identified factors meriting closer examination, such as cultural context. Health care providers and policymakers need to understand the cultural context of this population and develop informatics-based interventions to improve their health.
AHRQ-funded; HS019853; HS022961
Citation: Lee YJ, Boden-Albala B, Larson E .
Online health information seeking behaviors of Hispanics in New York City: a community-based cross-sectional study.
J Med Internet Res. 2014 Jul 22;16(7):e176. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3499..
Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Web-Based
Longo DR, Woolf HS
Rethinking the information priorities of patients.
Efforts have intensified to provide consumers with online data tools and consumer reports that offer profiles and statistics for evaluating specialists, hospitals, and other clinical facilities. In this article, the authors examine two key questions: what should these resources look like and do patients really want them?
AHRQ-funded; HS021902
Citation: Longo DR, Woolf HS .
Rethinking the information priorities of patients.
JAMA. 2014 May 14;311(18):1857-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.3038..
Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Shared Decision Making, Quality of Care, Health Information Technology (HIT), Web-Based
Liu KY, Haukoos JS, Sasson C
Availability and quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation information for Spanish-speaking population on the Internet.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the availability and quality of CPR-related literature for Spanish-speaking-only individuals on the Internet. It found that only 1 in 7 websites on the Internet has quality hands-only CPR education for this population.
AHRQ-funded; HS017526.
Citation: Liu KY, Haukoos JS, Sasson C .
Availability and quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation information for Spanish-speaking population on the Internet.
Resuscitation. 2014 Jan;85(1):131-7. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.08.274..
Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Cultural Competence, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Web-Based