An integrative systematic review on interventions to improve layperson's ability to identify trustworthy digital health information.
Health information on the Internet has a ubiquitous influence on health consumers' behaviour. Searching and evaluating online health information poses a real challenge for many health consumers. To our knowledge, our systematic review paper is the first to explore the interventions targeting la...
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| description | Health information on the Internet has a ubiquitous influence on health consumers' behaviour. Searching and evaluating online health information poses a real challenge for many health consumers. To our knowledge, our systematic review paper is the first to explore the interventions targeting lay people to improve their e-health literacy skills. Our paper aims to explore interventions to improve laypeople ability to identify trustworthy online health information. The search was conducted on Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane database, Academic Search Complete, and APA psych info. Publications were selected by screening title, abstract, and full text, then manual review of reference lists of selected publications. Data was extracted from eligible studies on an excel sheet about the types of interventions, the outcomes of the interventions and whether they are effective, and the barriers and facilitators for using the interventions by consumers. A mixed-methods appraisal tool was used to appraise evidence from quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies. Whittemore and Knafl's integrative review approach was used as a guidance for narrative synthesis. The total number of included studies is twelve. Media literacy interventions are the most common type of interventions. Few studies measured the effect of the interventions on patient health outcomes. All the procedural and navigation/ evaluation skills-building interventions are significantly effective. Computer/internet illiteracy and the absence of guidance/facilitators are significant barriers to web-based intervention use. Few interventions are distinguished by its implementation in a context tailored to consumers, using a human-centred design approach, and delivery through multiple health stakeholders' partnership. There is potential for further research to understand how to improve consumers health information use focusing on collaborative learning, using human-centred approaches, and addressing the social determinants of health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e5a6765d84eb4818a2373548b4ab5ed42025-08-20T02:57:52ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLOS Digital Health2767-31702024-10-01310e000063810.1371/journal.pdig.0000638An integrative systematic review on interventions to improve layperson's ability to identify trustworthy digital health information.Hind MohamedEsme KittleNehal NourRuba HamedKaylem FeeneyJon SalsbergDervla KellyHealth information on the Internet has a ubiquitous influence on health consumers' behaviour. Searching and evaluating online health information poses a real challenge for many health consumers. To our knowledge, our systematic review paper is the first to explore the interventions targeting lay people to improve their e-health literacy skills. Our paper aims to explore interventions to improve laypeople ability to identify trustworthy online health information. The search was conducted on Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane database, Academic Search Complete, and APA psych info. Publications were selected by screening title, abstract, and full text, then manual review of reference lists of selected publications. Data was extracted from eligible studies on an excel sheet about the types of interventions, the outcomes of the interventions and whether they are effective, and the barriers and facilitators for using the interventions by consumers. A mixed-methods appraisal tool was used to appraise evidence from quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies. Whittemore and Knafl's integrative review approach was used as a guidance for narrative synthesis. The total number of included studies is twelve. Media literacy interventions are the most common type of interventions. Few studies measured the effect of the interventions on patient health outcomes. All the procedural and navigation/ evaluation skills-building interventions are significantly effective. Computer/internet illiteracy and the absence of guidance/facilitators are significant barriers to web-based intervention use. Few interventions are distinguished by its implementation in a context tailored to consumers, using a human-centred design approach, and delivery through multiple health stakeholders' partnership. There is potential for further research to understand how to improve consumers health information use focusing on collaborative learning, using human-centred approaches, and addressing the social determinants of health.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000638 |
| spellingShingle | Hind Mohamed Esme Kittle Nehal Nour Ruba Hamed Kaylem Feeney Jon Salsberg Dervla Kelly An integrative systematic review on interventions to improve layperson's ability to identify trustworthy digital health information. PLOS Digital Health |
| title | An integrative systematic review on interventions to improve layperson's ability to identify trustworthy digital health information. |
| title_full | An integrative systematic review on interventions to improve layperson's ability to identify trustworthy digital health information. |
| title_fullStr | An integrative systematic review on interventions to improve layperson's ability to identify trustworthy digital health information. |
| title_full_unstemmed | An integrative systematic review on interventions to improve layperson's ability to identify trustworthy digital health information. |
| title_short | An integrative systematic review on interventions to improve layperson's ability to identify trustworthy digital health information. |
| title_sort | integrative systematic review on interventions to improve layperson s ability to identify trustworthy digital health information |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000638 |
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