Which facets are easy to use and useful in accessing consumer health information on the web? A pilot study

Kyong Eun Oh; Soohyung Joo; Yong Hyun Park

doi:10.1145/2132176.2132255

Which facets are easy to use and useful in accessing consumer health information on the web? A pilot study

Kyong Eun Oh, Soohyung Joo, Yong Hyun Park

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Abstract

This paper presents preliminary results from our ongoing research project which explores easy to use and useful facets in accessing consumer health information on the Web. In this pilot study, first, 10 facets were identified by analyzing 10 top ranked health information websites. Then, users' perceptions of easiness and usefulness of each facet in accessing online health information were examined by conducting a survey. The preliminary results revealed that "disease" and "body part" facets are easy to use in accessing online health information, and "disease" and "department" are considered to be effective in accessing online health information.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2012 iConference
Subtitle of host publication	Culture, Design, Society, iConference 2012
Pages	480-481
Number of pages	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2132176.2132255
State	Published - 2012
Event	2012 iConference: Culture, Design, Society, iConference 2012 - Toronto, ON, Canada Duration: Feb 7 2012 → Feb 10 2012

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference	2012 iConference: Culture, Design, Society, iConference 2012
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto, ON
Period	2/7/12 → 2/10/12

Keywords

access points
consumer health information
faceted classification
facets
online health information

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computer Networks and Communications

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Oh, KE, Joo, S & Park, YH 2012, Which facets are easy to use and useful in accessing consumer health information on the web? A pilot study. in Proceedings of the 2012 iConference: Culture, Design, Society, iConference 2012. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, pp. 480-481, 2012 iConference: Culture, Design, Society, iConference 2012, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2/7/12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2132176.2132255

Which facets are easy to use and useful in accessing consumer health information on the web? A pilot study. / Oh, Kyong Eun; Joo, Soohyung; Park, Yong Hyun.
Proceedings of the 2012 iConference: Culture, Design, Society, iConference 2012. 2012. p. 480-481 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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