Relationships among Different Subjective Measurements of Consumer Health Information Retrieval Performance

Qing T. Zeng, Sandra Kogan, Long Ngo, Robert A. Greenes

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Abstract

Background: Millions of consumers perform health information retrieval (HIR) online. To better understand the consumers 'perspective on HIR performance, we conducted an observation and interview study of 97 health information consumers. Methods: Consumers were asked to perform HIR tasks and we recorded their view regarding performance using several different subjective measurements: finding the desired information, usefulness of the information found, satisfaction with the information, and intention to continue searching. Statistical analysis was applied to verify if the multiple subjective measurements were redundant. Result: The measurements ranged from slight agreement to no agreement among them. A number of reasons were identified for this lack of agreement. Conclusion: Although related, the four subjective measurements of HIR performance are distinct from each other and carried different useful information.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
EditorsMarius Fieschi, Enrico W. Coiera, Yu-Chuan Li
PublisherIOS Press BV
Pages1328-1332
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)1586034448, 9781586034443
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
Event11th World Congress on Medical Informatics, MEDINFO 2004 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: Sep 7 2004Sep 11 2004

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume107
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Conference

Conference11th World Congress on Medical Informatics, MEDINFO 2004
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period9/7/049/11/04

Keywords

  • Consumer Informatics
  • Evaluation
  • Information retrieval

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Information Management

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