Astrid Austvoll?Dahlgren|Arild Bjørndal|Jan Odgaard?Jensen|Sølvi Helseth
Evaluation of a Web Portal for Improving Public Access to Evidence-Based Health Information and Health Literacy Skills: A Pragmatic Trial
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University|Nasjonalt Kunnskapssenter for Helsetjenesten|University of Oslo|Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway|Nasjonalt Kunnskapssenter for Helsetjenesten|OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
using conceptual framework shared decisionmaking evidencebased practice web portal developed serve generic non diseasespecific tailored intervention improve lay publics health literacy skillsto evaluate effects web portal compared intervention reallife settinga pragmatic randomised controlled parallel trial using simple randomisation 96 parents children aged 4 years parents allocated receive either access portal intervention assigned three tasks perform threeweek period included searching task critical appraisal task reporting perceptions participation data collected march june 2011use web portal found improve attitudes towards searching health information variable identified important predictor intention search samples participants considered web portal good usability usefulness credibility intervention group showed slight increases use evidencebased information critical appraisal skills participation compared group receiving intervention differences statistically significantdespite fact study underpowered found web portal may positive effect attitudes towards searching health information furthermore participants considered web portal relevant tool important continue experimenting webbased resources order increase user participation health care decisionmakingclinicaltrialsgov nct01266798