Not Every Picture Tells a Story: A Content Analysis of Visual Images in Patient Educational Resources About Gout

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 1815-1821
Author(s):  
Alina Krasnoryadtseva ◽  
Christina Derksen ◽  
Nicola Dalbeth ◽  
Keith J. Petrie
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Serum Urate ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
Patient Resources ◽  
Online Educational Resources ◽  
Google Search ◽  
Msu Crystals

Objective.The aim of this study was to evaluate which concepts about gout and its treatment are reflected in images in online educational resources about gout.Methods.A Google search was performed to identify English-language patient resources from medical and health organizations and health education websites in 7 countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, and USA. Two raters independently coded the images in the resources into 5 main categories: clinical presentations of gout, urate/monosodium urate (MSU) crystals, medicines, food/healthy lifestyle, and other advice for people with gout.Results.In total, 103 resources were identified; 28 resources without images were excluded. Seventy-one educational resources with a total of 310 images were included in the study sample. Of the 310 images, clinical presentations of gout were depicted in 92 images (30%), food/healthy lifestyle in 73 images (24%), urate/MSU crystals in 50 (16%), medicines in 14 (5%). Urate-lowering medication was shown only in 1 image (0.3%) and just 6 images (2%) depicted a serum urate target. Ninety-one images (29%) did not convey specific information about gout.Conclusion.Key concepts about gout and treatment are underrepresented in the images used in educational resources for patients. A large proportion of the images do not convey useful information about gout or its management.

scholarly journals The analysis of the influence of a graphical user interface's design on the number and time of website visits

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Izabela Wasyluk ◽  
Grzegorz Kozieł
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Language School ◽  
Number Of Visits ◽  
Graphic Elements

Article presents how working on a website's design can significantly influence business benefits deriving from running the site, and if it can reduce the expenses connected with investing in advertisements. The research was based on the website of an operating English language school with real needs to increase user conversion. During the tests, specific information concerning visits was collected, including the length of a visit and the number of visits paid to particular subpages. Special attention in this research was paid to changes on graphic elements such as size, colour or location on the website.

PP424 Piloting A Comprehensive Search For eHealth Definitions In The Grey Literature: Preliminary Results From A Systematic Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (S1) ◽  
pp. 36-36
Author(s):  
Zsombor Zrubka ◽  
Anita Burrell ◽  
Menna N Sharkawy ◽  
Colin M Pfeiffer ◽  
Manthan D Janodia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Original Definition ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Google Search ◽  
Methodological Guidelines

IntroductionThe use of information technology within health systems has emerged over the years and the current pandemic has further catalyzed this development. As a result, various definitions of eHealth have emerged. Our objective was to provide an overview of definitions available on the internet to complement the traditional (“white”) literature search.MethodsWe adapted methodological guidelines from the Cochrane Handbook and management sciences to mirror the search in bibliographic databases. A comprehensive Google search was performed in July 2020 to retrieve uniform resource locators (URL's) of webpages containing terms for eHealth within four words of synonyms for the word “definition”. The DataScraper extension of the Google Chrome browser was used to collect all URL's. Webpages were eligible if they contained an original or adopted English-language definition of eHealth or contained a direct link to a definition or a document containing a definition. All document types were eligible. The analysis was performed 7 months after the data collection.ResultsOut of the 270 unique URL's, 37 (13.7%) were no longer accessible and 51 (18.9%) were links to academic publications (“white” literature). The language was not English for five webpages (1.9%) and 113 (41.9%) did not contain a definition of eHealth or other related terms. Other related terms were defined in 29 webpages (10.7%), among which “electronic health record” occurred most frequently (18/29, 62.1%). eHealth was defined in 35 (13.0%) webpages, out of which 45.7 percent (16/35) cited an existing source and 54.3 percent (19/35) provided an original definition.ConclusionsThe digital era raises both challenges and opportunities in conducting a grey literature search. We found that an augmented Google-based search can identify valuable references that traditional literature searches cannot detect. Term definitions (and their context) found in the grey versus bibliographic databases will be compared to assess their alignment with health economists perspectives.

Challenging Current Ways of Evaluating and Documenting the Accessibility of Educational Digital Resources

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Bocconi ◽  
Silvia Dini ◽  
Michela Ott
Keyword(s):  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Documentation System ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
School Practice ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Documentation Systems ◽  
Equal Educational Opportunities

The accessibility of digital educational resources is a key issue in order to provide “all” students with equal educational opportunities. Teachers and educators need adequate help and support to choose and adopt in their school practice those products that are fully accessible by “all” their students; this entails both that they should receive adequate training and that they may access reliable specific information (i.e., that the accessibility of digital educational resources is carefully assessed and documented and that related information is made available for them through appropriate documentation systems). This paper refers on how the authors, during a field experience, tackled the issue of evaluating, documenting and spreading information about the accessibility of educational digital resources. The methodological framework adopted for evaluating the accessibility of educational digital resources is outlined and a concrete example of how this was implemented in a nation-wide dedicated documentation system is described.

Patient satisfaction of telephone or video interpreter services compared with in-person services: a systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey Joseph ◽  
Marie Garruba ◽  
Angela Melder
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
English Language ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Interpreter Services ◽  
Interpreter Service ◽  
Google Search

Objective This review was conducted to identify and synthesise the evidence around the use of telephone and video interpreter services compared with in-person services in healthcare. Methods A systematic search of articles published in the English language was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Library, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), Joanna Briggs, Google Scholar and Google. Search terms included ‘interpreter’, ‘patient satisfaction’, ‘consumer satisfaction’ and ‘client satisfaction’. Any study that did not compare in-person interpreter services with either telephone or video interpreter services was excluded from analysis. Studies were screened for inclusion or exclusion by two reviewers, using criteria established a priori. Data were extracted via a custom form and synthesised. Results The database search yielded 196 studies, eight of which were included in the present review. The search using an Internet search engine did not identify any relevant studies. Of the studies included, five used telephone and three used video interpreter services. All studies, except one, compared levels of satisfaction regarding in-person interpretation and telephone or video interpretation. One study compared satisfaction of two versions of video interpretation. There is evidence of higher satisfaction with hospital-trained interpreters compared with ad hoc (friend or family) or telephone interpreters. There is no difference in satisfaction between in-person interpreting, telephone interpreting or interpretation provided by the treating bilingual physician. Video interpreting has the same satisfaction as in-person interpreting, regardless of whether the patient and the physician are in the same room. Higher levels of satisfaction were reported for trained telephone interpreters than for in-person interpreters or an external telephone interpreter service. Conclusions Current evidence does not suggest there is one particular mode of interpreting that is superior to all others. This review is limited in its translational capacity given that most studies were from the US and in a Spanish-speaking cohort. What is known about the topic? Access to interpreters has been shown to positively affect patients who are not proficient in speaking the local language of the health service. What does this paper add? This paper adds to the literature by providing a comprehensive summary of patient satisfaction when engaging several different types of language interpreting services used in healthcare. What are the implications for practitioners? This review provides clear information for health services on the use of language interpreter services and patient satisfaction. The current body of evidence does not indicate a superior interpreting method when patient satisfaction is concerned.

Health Literacy and Online Educational Resources: An Opportunity to Educate Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 204 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Hansberry ◽  
Nitin Agarwal ◽  
Stephen R. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Online Educational Resources

The use of Midline Catheters in the Adult Acute Care Setting – Clinical Implications and Recommendations for Practice

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan Alexandrou ◽  
Lucie M. Ramjan ◽  
Tim Spencer ◽  
Steven A. Frost ◽  
Yenna Salamonson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
English Language ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Acute Care Setting ◽  
Intravascular Thrombosis ◽  
Mesh Terms ◽  
Recommendations For Practice ◽  
Google Search ◽  
Management Issues

Abstract Aim and objectives: The aim of this paper was to review published manuscripts on the use of midline catheters, the implications of study findings and recommendations for clinical practice in the acute care setting. Design: Modified integrative literature review Methods: Using key MeSH terms, we searched the electronic databases: CINAHL, Medline, and Embase. The Cochrane and Joanna Briggs databases, Google Search Engine and the reference lists of published materials were also searched. Studies were included if they were in the English language and reported the use of midline catheters in adult acute care populations. Manuscripts that described midlines made of aquavene were excluded Results: Two hundred and thirty two (232) papers were identified using the search strategy. From these identified papers, thirty (30) were included in the final review. Thematic analysis identified three major themes. These included: (i) advantages of using midline catheters (ii) disadvantages of using midline catheters (iii) insertion and management issues. Conclusion: Midline catheters have both positive and negative implications for clinical practice. They can be used for extended periods of intravenous therapy without requiring repeated cannulations but are not without risk. Midline catheters have been associated with mechanical and chemical phlebitis along with intravascular thrombosis. As such they are not suitable across the entire adult acute population. Midline catheters reduce the number of repeated cannulations which reduces patient discomfort, increases patient satisfaction and also contributes to organisational efficiency.

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