NCT01266798

Effects of a Patient Directed Web-portal to Improve Health Literacy Skills

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 96 (actual)
• Sponsor: Oslo Metropolitan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Access to the best available evidence, and the ability to obtain and understand such information is seen as necessary to protect the public's interests and critical to empowerment, but is also a precondition for participation in the decision making. A web portal serving as a generic (non disease- specific) tailored tool was developed in the conceptual framework of shared decision making and evidence based practice to improve the lay- public's critical and social literacy skills and activation. A randomized controlled parallel trial using a simple randomization procedure will be conducted, including 200 parents of children \<4 with internet access. Parents will be allocated to receive either the portal or no intervention. Primary and secondary outcomes include: the ability to find research based information, critical appraisal skills, perceived behavioural control, attitudes and perceived pressure associated with searching for information, and participation.

Conditions

• Health Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Portal	The portal was tailored to improve the lay public's' "healthy skepticism", or in other words, critical and social literacy skills to assist patients in the decision-making process and for improving access to health information and participation. Illustrated by typical examples which can be found in the news and through patient stories, the portal provides an introduction to research methods, the underlying principles of science and critical assessment tools appropriate for a lay public. 1. A checklist for critical assessment of health information 2. Access to research databases for health information and an introduction to research methods and principles of science 3. A checklist to the consultation

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-07-01
• Completion: 2011-07-01
• First posted: 2010-12-24
• Last updated: 2014-12-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway