Assessing Health Information Consumers' Competencies in Managing Digital Media: A

项目摘要 本研究旨在评估衡量健康状况的方法和技术。 与查找和评估有关的信息能力(信念、技能和知识) 来自新数字媒体的卫生资源。这项建议的作用是：(A)验证在线 互动评估保健信息能力；(B)评估保健信息 未来保健专业人员的能力；和(C)评价评估对 参与者的能力建设意图。为了实现这一目标，将在以下方面收集数据 未来在校卫生专业人员的卫生信息能力 高等教育机构的课程。出于验证目的，该示例包括 个人背景各不相同，从大学一年级到没有工作经验，再到拿到 高学历，践行信息密集型学科。除了乐器之外 验证研究，将回答以下研究问题：1)未来将在多大程度上 擅长管理和判断数字健康信息的健康专业人员？2)他们有哪些技能 最弱和最强的能力，这些能力是否因卫生职业和 教育水平？3)年轻的和职业前的评估者有什么意图 完成评估后培养他们的健康信息能力，并 收到它的个性化反馈？将收集新的量化数据：400名学生将 完成健康信息能力的交互式在线评估和25名医疗人员 图书馆员将对评估中包含的项目的重要性进行评级。此外，档案数据 对424名本科生的能力建设内涵进行内容分析。数据 通过这项研究获得的信息将被用来建议课程改进，以建立 图书馆-教师合作以实现能力建设意图，并估计更高- 美国健康信息消费者的最终技能水平，这些消费者具有以下优势 与健康有关的学科的专门培训。本科生和研究生的评估 对他们进行数字健康信息资源教育的学生将拥有以下内容 好处：(A)参与者将更有能力就其 健康；(B)作为受过更好教育并能上网的社区成员，研究参与者将 更有可能与文化程度较低的家庭成员分享高质量的健康信息 和朋友；及。(三)完成学业后，这些医护人员会变得更好。 能够为低文化、低收入的患者提供服务。项目叙事 通过这项研究获得的数据将用于建议课程改进，以 为能力建设意图建立图书馆-讲师合作，并估计 美国健康信息消费者拥有更高水平的技能 在与健康相关的学科中接受专门培训的优势。本科生考评 而对他们进行数字健康信息资源教育的研究生将拥有 以下好处：(A)参与者将更有能力作出明智的决定 关于他们的健康；(B)作为受过更好教育的社区成员，可以上网，研究 参与者将更有可能与文化程度较低的人分享高质量的健康信息 家庭成员和朋友；及(C)完成学业后，这些卫生专业人员 将能够更好地为识字率和收入较低的患者提供服务。

Project Summary This research serves to evaluate the methodology and technology for measuring health information competencies (beliefs, skills, and knowledge) pertaining to finding and evaluating health resources from new digital media. This proposal serves to: (a) Validate an online interactive assessment of health information competencies; (b) Assess health information competencies of future health professionals and (c) Evaluate the impact of the assessment on participants' competency-building intentions. To achieve this aim, data will be collected on the health information competencies of future health professionals who are enrolled in academic programs at a higher education institution. For validation purposes, the sample includes individuals whose background varies from first year in college and no experience to earning an advanced degree and practicing an information-intensive discipline. In addition to the instrument validation study, the following research questions will be answered: 1) To what extent are future health professionals skilled in managing and judging digital health information? 2) What are their weakest and strongest competencies and do those competencies vary by health profession and education level? 3) What intentions do young and pre-professional assessment takers have for building their health information competencies as a result of completing the assessment and receiving its individualized feedback? New quantitative data will be collected: 400 students will complete an interactive online assessment of health information competencies and 25 medical librarians will rate the importance of items included in the assessment. In addition, archival data on competency-building intensions of 424 undergraduates will be content analyzed. Data acquired through this research will be used to suggest curriculum improvements, to establish library-instructor collaborations for competency-building intentions, and to estimate the higher- end level of skills held by health information consumers in the U.S. who have the advantage of specialized training in a health-related discipline. Assessment of undergraduate and graduate students that educates them about digital health information resources will have the following benefits: (a) the participants will be better equipped to make informed decisions about their health; (b) as better educated community members with Internet access, study participants will be more likely to share high-quality health information with their less literate family members and friends; and (c) after completing their education, these health professionals will be better able to provide services to patients with low literacy and income. Project Narrative Data acquired through this research will be used to suggest curriculum improvements, to establish library-instructor collaborations for competency-building intentions, and to estimate the higher-end level of skills held by health information consumers in the U.S. who have the advantage of specialized training in a health-related discipline. Assessment of undergraduate and graduate students that educates them about digital health information resources will have the following benefits: (a) the participants will be better equipped to make informed decisions about their health; (b) as better educated community members with Internet access, study participants will be more likely to share high-quality health information with their less literate family members and friends; and (c) after completing their education, these health professionals will be better able to provide services to patients with low literacy and income.