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Chung D, Meng Y. Willingness to reduce alcohol consumption predicted by short-form video exposure, media involvement, psychological bias, and cognitive factor. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1213539. [PMID: 38356765 PMCID: PMC10865499 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1213539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Introduction Through previous studies, Chinese college students are known to be prone to alcohol consumption, which can lead to health-risk behaviors such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, and digestive problems. However, little is known about how popular social media platforms (e.g., short-form video applications) can positively impact their willingness to reduce alcohol consumption. This study was guided by the theory of optimistic bias; we investigated the direct, mediated, and moderating effects of exposure to anti-alcohol consumption short-form videos and short-form video involvement on Chinese college students' willingness to reduce their alcohol consumption. Methods The current study has an empirical cross-sectional design and employed an online survey from September 1st, 2022, to November 1st, 2022. The survey specifically targeted Chinese college students, who are the most common users of short-form video applications. The accumulated data underwent rigorous examination, including hierarchical regression, mediation, and moderation analyses, all conducted using the PROCESS macro 4.0 within SPSS version 22. Results A total of 434 participants, aged 18-24 years, were included in this study. There were mediating effects regarding Chinese college students' exposure to anti-alcohol consumption short-form videos (β = 0.35, p < 0.01, 95% CI [0.17, 0.63]) and short-form video involvement (β = 0.44, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.20, 0.65]) on their willingness to reduce alcohol consumption via reversed optimistic bias. Moreover, perceived prevention of heavy drinking control (β = 0.05, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.01, 0.09]) played mediating roles in the relationship between exposure to anti-alcohol consumption short-form videos and willingness to reduce alcohol consumption. Conclusion This study is one of the earliest studies to examine the intricate effects of exposure to anti-alcohol consumption short-form videos and short-form video involvement on the willingness to reduce alcohol consumption among Chinese college students. In addition, this study confirms that regardless of whether Chinese college students are conscientious, exposure to anti-alcohol consumption short-form videos did not increase their level of reversed optimistic bias. The empirical findings of this study are critical and can provide practical insights for Chinese health departments that encourage Chinese college students to minimize alcohol consumption.
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- Donghwa Chung
- School of Journalism and Communication, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Journalism and Communication, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing, China
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Bichel-Findlay J, Koch S, Mantas J, Abdul SS, Al-Shorbaji N, Ammenwerth E, Baum A, Borycki EM, Demiris G, Hasman A, Hersh W, Hovenga E, Huebner UH, Huesing ES, Kushniruk A, Hwa Lee K, Lehmann CU, Lillehaug SI, Marin HF, Marschollek M, Martin-Sanchez F, Merolli M, Nishimwe A, Saranto K, Sent D, Shachak A, Udayasankaran JG, Were MC, Wright G. Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Biomedical and Health Informatics: Second Revision. Int J Med Inform 2023; 170:104908. [PMID: 36502741 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of educational recommendations is to assist in establishing courses and programs in a discipline, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations, and to support international initiatives for collaboration and sharing of courseware. The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) has published two versions of its international recommendations in biomedical and health informatics (BMHI) education, initially in 2000 and revised in 2010. Given the recent changes to the science, technology, the needs of the healthcare systems, and the workforce of BMHI, a revision of the recommendations is necessary. OBJECTIVE The aim of these updated recommendations is to support educators in developing BMHI curricula at different education levels, to identify essential skills and competencies for certification of healthcare professionals and those working in the field of BMHI, to provide a tool for evaluators of academic BMHI programs to compare and accredit the quality of delivered programs, and to motivate universities, organizations, and health authorities to recognize the need for establishing and further developing BMHI educational programs. METHOD An IMIA taskforce, established in 2017, updated the recommendations. The taskforce included representatives from all IMIA regions, with several having been involved in the development of the previous version. Workshops were held at different IMIA conferences, and an international Delphi study was performed to collect expert input on new and revised competencies. RESULTS Recommendations are provided for courses/course tracks in BMHI as part of educational programs in biomedical and health sciences, health information management, and informatics/computer science, as well as for dedicated programs in BMHI (leading to bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree). The educational needs are described for the roles of BMHI user, BMHI generalist, and BMHI specialist across six domain areas - BMHI core principles; health sciences and services; computer, data and information sciences; social and behavioral sciences; management science; and BMHI specialization. Furthermore, recommendations are provided for dedicated educational programs in BMHI at the level of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. These are the mainstream academic programs in BMHI. In addition, recommendations for continuing education, certification, and accreditation procedures are provided. CONCLUSION The IMIA recommendations reflect societal changes related to globalization, digitalization, and digital transformation in general and in healthcare specifically, and center on educational needs for the healthcare workforce, computer scientists, and decision makers to acquire BMHI knowledge and skills at various levels. To support education in BMHI, IMIA offers accreditation of quality BMHI education programs. It supports information exchange on programs and courses in BMHI through its Working Group on Health and Medical Informatics Education.
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- Health Informatics Centre, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- Health Informatics Lab, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
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- UMIT - Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Health Informatics Department, Argentina
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Medical Informatics Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, United States
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- Digital Health, Australian Catholic University, Australia
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- Hochschule Osnabrueck - University AS Osnabrueck, Department of Business Management and Social Sciences, Germany
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- School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Canada
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- Department of Information Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, South Korea
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- Clinical Informatics Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States
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- Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics of TU Braunschweig and Hannover Medical School, Germany
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Health Informatics Program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Rwanda
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- Health and Human Services Informatics, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
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- Department of Medical Informatics Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Dalla Lana School of Public Health), University of Toronto, Canada
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Vilela SR, Leão-Cordeiro JAB, Moraes KL, Suzuki K, Brasil VV, Silva AMTC. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for lay people: Evaluation of videos from the perspective of digital health literacy. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2022; 30:e3601. [PMID: 35858005 DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.5623.3601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE to analyze the quality indicators and technical content of the videos for lay people posted on the YouTube platform, on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults and their audiovisual production regarding the principles of digital health literacy. METHOD a descriptive and exploratory study, which selected videos recorded between December 2015 and April 2021. They were analyzed by indicators of the production of audiovisual material, considering the American Heart Association guidelines and the principles of digital health literacy. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. RESULTS of the 121 videos analyzed, 26 did not comply with any indicator on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, four reached 81% compliance, eight videos reached 79%, nine reached 69% and 74 videos, from 6% to 63%. According to the principles of digital health literacy, one video met 85% of the indicators, 81 met from 50% to 80% and 39, from 10% to 49%. A positive correlation was identified between literacy and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CONCLUSION no video presented 100% compliance with the American Heart Association guidelines. The absence of mechanisms for supervision and control over health-related contents allows for the posting of mistaken videos, which have been used as a learning method by people and can thus miss their greatest goal: save lives.
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- Sara Rodrigues Vilela
- Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.,Bolsista da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
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Álvarez-Pérez Y, Perestelo-Pérez L, Rivero-Santanta A, Torres-Castaño A, Toledo-Chávarri A, Duarte-Díaz A, Mahtani-Chugani V, Marrero-Díaz MD, Montanari A, Tangerini S, González-González C, Perello M, Serrano-Aguilar P. Co-Creation of Massive Open Online Courses to Improve Digital Health Literacy in Pregnant and Lactating Women. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19020913. [PMID: 35055733 PMCID: PMC8775560 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19020913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background: Digital health literacy (DHL) increases the self-efficacy and empowerment of pregnant and lactating women (PLW) in using the Internet for health issues. The European project IC-Health aimed to improve DHL among PLW, through the co-creation of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Methods: The co-creation of the MOOCs included focus groups and the creation of communities of practice (CoPs) with PLW and healthcare professionals aimed to co-design the MOOCs. The quantitative measures of MOOCs’ acceptability, experience in the co-creation process and increase in DHL (dimensions of finding, understanding and appraisal) were assessed. Results: 17 PLW participated in focus groups, 113 participants were included in CoPs and 68 participants evaluated the acceptability of MOOCs. A total of 6 MOOCs aimed at improving PLW’s DHL were co-designed. There was a significant improvement in self-perceived DHL after using MOOCs (p-value < 0.001). The acceptability of MOOCs and co-creation experience were positively valued. Conclusions: The preliminary results of the quantitative assessment showed a higher self-perceived DHL after the IC-Health MOOCs. These results suggest that IC-Health MOOCs and the co-creation methodology appear to be a viable process to carry out an intervention aimed to improve DHL levels in European PLW.
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- Yolanda Álvarez-Pérez
- Canary Islands Health Research Institute Foundation (FIISC), 38109 Tenerife, Spain; (A.R.-S.); (A.T.-C.); (A.T.-C.); (A.D.-D.)
- Correspondence:
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- Evaluation Unit (SESCS), Canary Islands Health Service (SCS), 38109 Tenerife, Spain; (L.P.-P.); (P.S.-A.)
- Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), 38109 Tenerife, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research of the Canary Islands (CIBICAN), 38320 Tenerife, Spain
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- Canary Islands Health Research Institute Foundation (FIISC), 38109 Tenerife, Spain; (A.R.-S.); (A.T.-C.); (A.T.-C.); (A.D.-D.)
- Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), 38109 Tenerife, Spain
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- Canary Islands Health Research Institute Foundation (FIISC), 38109 Tenerife, Spain; (A.R.-S.); (A.T.-C.); (A.T.-C.); (A.D.-D.)
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- Canary Islands Health Research Institute Foundation (FIISC), 38109 Tenerife, Spain; (A.R.-S.); (A.T.-C.); (A.T.-C.); (A.D.-D.)
- Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), 38109 Tenerife, Spain
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- Canary Islands Health Research Institute Foundation (FIISC), 38109 Tenerife, Spain; (A.R.-S.); (A.T.-C.); (A.T.-C.); (A.D.-D.)
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- Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Tenerife, 38004 Tenerife, Spain; (V.M.-C.); (M.D.M.-D.)
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- Associazione Comitato Collaborazione Medica (CCM), 10152 Torino, Italy; (A.M.); (S.T.)
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- Associazione Comitato Collaborazione Medica (CCM), 10152 Torino, Italy; (A.M.); (S.T.)
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- ITED Research Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of La Laguna (ULL), 38200 Tenerife, Spain;
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- Evaluation Unit (SESCS), Canary Islands Health Service (SCS), 38109 Tenerife, Spain; (L.P.-P.); (P.S.-A.)
- Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), 38109 Tenerife, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research of the Canary Islands (CIBICAN), 38320 Tenerife, Spain
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Alhodaib H, Alanzi TM. Understanding the Impact of Digital Health Strategies During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Saudi Arabia. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2021; 14:4581-4594. [PMID: 34803411 PMCID: PMC8595062 DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s331084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The impact of COVID-19 has been analyzed from various aspects on the health care services management, accessibility and delivery of health care services. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to disruptions in health care services, which led to the increase in adoption of digital health technologies, mostly arising out of need and necessity. OBJECTIVE Focusing on the prevailing situations (increasing reliance on digital health services), this study investigates the impact of digital health technologies from the perspectives of policymakers and citizens. METHODS A mixed-methods approach was adopted. Twenty-seven semi-structured online interviews were conducted with experts and policymakers for assessing the impact from policymakers' perspectives. An online survey questionnaire instrument was used to collect the responses from 1698 Saudi Arabian citizens in relation to the various aspects of digital health applications. RESULTS Health care expenditures increased during the COVID-19 outbreak, resulting in launch of various digital health applications. While policymakers defended their stand in improving health care services and accessibility; citizens reflected inability to book medicines/personal medical equipment online (Mean=2.4) and suffered a lack of personalized care (Mean=2.9) through digital health applications. Moreover, disparities exist between the population groups with respect to the accessibility, utilization, and perceptions of digital health technologies. CONCLUSION Policymakers have to consider and address these differences in formulating digital health policies and implementing them.
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- Hala Alhodaib
- Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyad, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Health Information Management and Technology, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia
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Understanding shared decision-making experience among vulnerable population: Focus group with food bank clients. J Clin Transl Sci 2020; 5:e37. [PMID: 33948259 PMCID: PMC8057450 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2020.530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Introduction Shared decision-making (SDM) is a critical component of delivering patient-centered care. Members of vulnerable populations may play a passive role in clinical decision-making; therefore, understanding their prior decision-making experiences is a key step to engaging them in SDM. Objective To understand the previous healthcare experiences and current expectations of vulnerable populations on clinical decision-making regarding therapeutic options. Methods Clients of a local food bank were recruited to participate in focus groups. Participants were asked to share prior health decision experiences, explain difficulties they faced when making a therapeutic decision, describe features of previous satisfactory decision-making processes, share factors under consideration when choosing between treatment options, and suggest tools that would help them to communicate with healthcare providers. We used the inductive content analysis to interpret data gathered from the focus groups. Results Twenty-six food bank clients participated in four focus groups. All participants lived in areas of socioeconomic disadvantage. Four themes emerged: prior negative clinical decision-making experience with providers, patients preparing to engage in SDM, challenges encountered during the decision-making process, and patients' expectations of decision aids. Participants also reported they were unable to discuss therapeutic options at the time of decision-making. They also expressed financial concerns and the need for sufficiently detailed information to evaluate risks. Conclusion Our findings suggest the necessity of developing decision aids that would improve the engagement of vulnerable populations in the SDM process, including consideration of affordability, use of patient-friendly language, and incorporation of drug-drug and drug-food interactions information.
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Blakemore LM, Meek SEM, Marks LK. Equipping Learners to Evaluate Online Health Care Resources: Longitudinal Study of Learning Design Strategies in a Health Care Massive Open Online Course. J Med Internet Res 2020; 22:e15177. [PMID: 32130120 PMCID: PMC7066506 DOI: 10.2196/15177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The digital revolution has led to a boom in the number of available online health care resources. To navigate these resources successfully, digital literacy education is required. Learners who can evaluate the reliability and validity of online health care information are likely to be more effective at avoiding potentially dangerous misinformation. In addition to providing health care education, massive open online courses (MOOCs) are well positioned to play a role in providing digital literacy education in this context. OBJECTIVE This study focused on learners enrolled in a MOOC on cancer genomics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a series of digital literacy-related activities within this course. This was an iterative study, with changes made to digital literacy-related activities in 4 of the 8 runs of the course. METHODS This mixed methods study focused on learner engagement with the digital literacy-related activities, including the final course written assignment. Quantitative data including the number of references listed in each written assignment were compared between successive runs. Qualitative data in the form of learner comments on discussion forums for digital literacy-related tasks were evaluated to determine the impact of these educational activities. RESULTS Using the number of references included for each final course assignment as an indicator of digital literacy skills, the digital literacy-related activities in the final 2 runs were judged to be the most successful. We found a statistically significant increase in the number of references cited by learners in their final written assignments. The average number of references cited in Run 8 was significantly higher (3.5) than in Run 1 (1.8) of the MOOC (P=.001). Learner comments in Runs 7 and 8 showed that a poll in which learners were asked to select which of 4 online resources was reliable was effective in stimulating learner discussion about how to evaluate resource reliability. CONCLUSIONS Similar to many health care MOOCs, the course studied here had a heterogeneous group of learners, including patients (and their families), the public, health care students, and practitioners. Carefully designing a range of digital literacy-related activities that would be beneficial to this heterogenous group of learners enabled learners to become more effective at evaluating and citing appropriate online resources within their written assignments.
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- Louise M Blakemore
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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