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

NCT01266798 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REK S-07414b [1.2007.2076]
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 96
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Keywords

Health literacy, participation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in predictors of search and use of health information

  Based on the theory of planned behavioral manual a questionnaire has been developed and validated in order to explore what predictors (efficacy, attitudes and perceived pressure) to search and use of health infomration.

  Week 3

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• The ability to find reliable answers to a health question

  Week 1

• Critical appraisal of health information

  Week 2

• Participation (activation)

  Week 3

• Satisfaction with portal

  Week 3

Study Arms (2)

Portal arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Portal

Treatment as usal

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Portal BEHAVIORAL

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

Portal arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Parents of children age \<4 will be recruited with access to internet.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants will be excluded if one other in the household already participates in the study (due to spill-over effect) and if they do not have children \<4.
• Since the recruitment will be done online, there is no need to screen for access to internet.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oslo Metropolitan University: lead
• University of Oslo: collaborator
• Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Oslo University College, Faculty of Nursing

Oslo, Oslo County, 0130, Norway

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Austvoll-Dahlgren A, Bjorndal A, Odgaard-Jensen J, Helseth S. Evaluation of a web portal for improving public access to evidence-based health information and health literacy skills: a pragmatic trial. PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e37715. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037715. Epub 2012 May 31.

  PMID: 22701531 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Sølvi Helseth, Professor

  Oslo University College

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Arild Bjørndal, Professor

  Oslo university

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Astrid Austvoll-Dahlgren, MA

  Oslo University College

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 23, 2010
• First Posted: December 24, 2010
• Study Start: March 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2011
• Study Completion: July 1, 2011
• Last Updated: December 3, 2014

Record last verified: 2010-12

Locations

NO (1)