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

项目摘要 本研究旨在评估测量健康的方法和技术 与发现和评估有关的信息能力（信念、技能和知识） 新数字媒体的健康资源。这项建议的目的是：（a）在网上浏览 对卫生信息能力进行交互式评估;（B）评估卫生信息 （c）评价评估对未来卫生专业人员的影响 参与者的能力建设意图。为达致这个目的，我们会收集有关 健康信息能力的未来卫生专业人员谁是参加学术 在高等教育机构的课程。出于验证目的，示例包括 个人的背景不同，从大学一年级，没有经验，以赚取 高级学位和实践信息密集型学科。除了仪器 验证研究，以下研究问题将得到回答：1）在多大程度上是未来 卫生专业人员熟练管理和判断数字健康信息？2)他们有什么 最弱和最强的能力，这些能力是否因卫生专业而异， 教育水平？3)年轻人和职前评估者的意图是什么？ 在完成评估后建立其卫生信息能力， 接受个性化的反馈将收集新的定量数据：400名学生将 完成对卫生信息能力的互动式在线评估， 图书馆员将对评估中所包括的项目的重要性进行评级。此外，档案数据 对424名大学生的能力建设意向进行内容分析。数据 通过这项研究获得的将用于建议课程改进，建立 图书馆教师合作能力建设的意图，并估计较高的- 美国健康信息消费者拥有的技能水平，他们具有以下优势： 与卫生有关的学科的专门培训。本科生和研究生评估 教育他们了解数字健康信息资源的学生将获得以下内容 好处：（a）参与者将能够更好地就其 健康;（B）作为受过良好教育的社区成员，可以上网，研究参与者将 更有可能与文化程度较低的家庭成员分享高质量的健康信息 （c）在完成教育后，这些卫生专业人员将更好地 能够为低文化和低收入的患者提供服务。项目叙述 通过这项研究获得的数据将用于建议课程改进， 建立图书馆-教师合作，以培养能力，并估计 美国健康信息消费者拥有的高端技能水平， 在卫生相关学科的专门培训的优势。本科评估 教育他们数字健康信息资源的研究生将拥有 （a）参与者将更有能力作出知情的决定 关于他们的健康;（B）作为受过更好教育的社区成员， 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;以及（c）这些卫生专业人员在完成教育后， 将能够更好地为低文化水平和低收入的患者提供服务。

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.