In Search of Quality Health Information

References 

1. Allen, K., & Rainie, L. (2002). Parents online (Pew Internet & American Life Project). Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2002/Parents-Online.aspx?r=1
2. Barnes MD, Penrod C, Neiger BL, Merrill RM, Thackeray R, Eggett DL, et al. Measuring the relevance of evaluation criteria among health information seekers on the Internet. Journal of Health Psychology. 2003;8:71–82
   • CrossRef
3. Charnock D, Shepperd S. Learning to DISCERN online: Applying an appraisal tool to health websites in workshop setting. Health Education Research. 2004;19:440–446
   • MEDLINE
   • CrossRef
4. Childs, S. (2004). Developing health website quality assessment guidelines for the voluntary sector: outcomes from the Judge Project. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 21(Suppl. 2), 14–26.
5. Christensen H, Griffiths KM, Farrer LJ. Adherence in Internet interventions for anxiety and depression. Medical Internet Research. 2009;11(2):e13
6. Eysenbach G, Powell J, Kuss O, Sa ER. Empirical studies assessing the quality of health information for consumers on the world wide web: a systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002;287:2691–2700
7. Fogg, B. J., Soohoo, C., Danielson, D. R., Marable, L., Stanford, J., & Tauber, E. R. (2003). How do users evaluate the credibility of Web sites? A study with over 2,500 participants. Proceedings of the 2003 Conference on Designing for User Experiences (pp. 1–15). New York, NY: ACM Press.
8. Fox, S., & Jones, S. (2009, June). The social life of health information (Pew Internet & American Life Project). Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/8-The-Social-Life-of-Health-Information.aspx?r=1
9. Griffiths KM, Christensen H. Website quality indicators for consumers. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2005;7(5):e55
   • MEDLINE
10. Griffiths KM, Calear AL, Banfield M. Systematic review on Internet support groups (ISGs) and depression (1): Do ISGs reduce depressive symptoms?. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2009;11(3):e40
    • CrossRef
11. Health On the Net Foundation. (2005). Analysis of 9th HON survey of health and medical Internet users (Winter 2004-2005). Retrieved from http://www.hon.ch/Survey/Survey2005/res.html
12. Khazaal Y, Chatton A, Cochand S, Coquard O, Fernandez S, Khan R, et al. Brief DISCERN, six questions for the evaluation of evidence-based content of health-related websites. Patient Education and Counseling. 2009;77(1):33–37
    • Abstract
    • Full Text
    • Full-Text PDF (139 KB)
    • CrossRef
13. Robins D, Holmes J, Stansbury M. Consumer health information on the Web: The relationship of visual design and perceptions of credibility. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 2009;[Published online October 2, 2009]. doi:10.1002/asi.21224
14. Stanford, J., Tauber, E., Fogg, B. J., & Marable, L. (2002). Expert vs. Online Consumers: A Comparative Credibility Study of Health and Finance Web Sites. Retrieved from http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/dynamic/web-credibility-reports-experts-vs-online.cfm.