Ana Domínguez, Guillermo Pacho, Lisa Bowers, Fridolin Wild, Sarah Alcock, Giuseppe Chiazzese, Mariella Farella, Marco Arrigo, David Ross, Rita Treacy, Darya Yegorina, Eleni Mangina, Stefano Masneri
Dataset of user interactions across four large pilots on the use of augmented reality in learning experiences
Scientific data
effective health communication critical understanding acting health information crosssectional study explored participants understanding health condition preferences receiving health communications interest receiving clinical trial results across several therapeutic areas study recruited participants via social media email newsletters advocacy organizations online screener captured demographic information health conditions age raceethnicity gender education eligible participants emailed online survey assessing preferred sources formats receiving health information interest learning topics related results clinical trials health literacy levels total 449 participants median age 35 years range 1876 white 53 higher education 65 mean range health literacy score 19 0430 45 us states completed survey representing 12 disease indications bipolar blood solid tumor cancers irritable bowel syndrome inflammatory bowel disease major depressive disorder migraine parkinsons psoriasisatopic dermatitis retinal vein occlusionmacular degeneration rheumatoid arthritis spasticity healthcare providers preferred source health information 59 followed internet searches 11 least preferred sources social media 5 friendsfamily 3 email newsletters 2 participants preferred multiple formats ranked reading materials online preferred 33 along videos 28 infographics 27 printed materials 14 audio podcasts 9 least preferred formats majority participants reported health information found hard understand 57 confusing 62 participants 85 somewhatvery interested learning clinical trial results highest interest short summaries safety 78 efficacy 74 results effective health communication may achieved via multiple formats shared directly healthcare providers