The Effectiveness of Health Animations in Audiences With Different Health Literacy Levels: An Experimental Study

Meppelink, Corine S.; Weert, Julia C.M. van; Haven, Carola J.; Smit, Edith G.

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“…Educational videos and animation employed in the context of health care have been shown to increase patients’ knowledge of their own condition and their compliance with care [58,59], recall of oncology information [60], decision making, and self-efficacy [61]. However, audio visual material was only incorporated into 11% (9/85) of the sites evaluated.…”

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Online Health Information Regarding Male Infertility: An Evaluation of Readability, Suitability, and Quality

Robins¹,

Barr²,

Idelson³

et al. 2016

Interact J Med Res

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BackgroundMany men lack knowledge about male infertility, and this may have consequences for their reproductive and general health. Men may prefer to seek health information online, but these sources of information vary in quality.ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to determine if online sources of information regarding male infertility are readable, suitable, and of appropriate quality for Internet users in the general population.MethodsThis study used a cross-sectional design to evaluate online sources resulting from search engine queries. The following categories of websites were considered: (1) Canadian fertility clinics, (2) North American organizations related to fertility, and (3) the first 20 results of Google searches using the terms “male infertility” and “male fertility preservation” set to the search locations worldwide, English Canada, and French Canada. Websites that met inclusion criteria (N=85) were assessed using readability indices, the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM), and the DISCERN tool. The associations between website affiliation (government, university/medical, non-profit organization, commercial/corporate, private practice) and Google placement to readability, suitability, and quality were also examined.ResultsNone of the sampled websites met recommended levels of readability. Across all websites, the mean SAM score for suitability was 45.37% (SD 11.21), or “adequate”, while the DISCERN mean score for quality was 43.19 (SD 10.46) or “fair”. Websites that placed higher in Google obtained a higher overall score for quality with an r (58) value of -.328 and a P value of .012, but this position was not related to readability or suitability. In addition, 20% of fertility clinic websites did not include fertility information for men.ConclusionsThere is a lack of high quality online sources of information on male fertility. Many websites target their information to women, or fail to meet established readability criteria for the general population. Since men may prefer to seek health information online, it is important that health care professionals develop high quality sources of information on male fertility for the general population.

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Online Health Information Regarding Male Infertility: An Evaluation of Readability, Suitability, and Quality

Robins¹,

Barr²,

Idelson³

et al. 2016

Interact J Med Res

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“…Information should, therefore, be made increasingly available in more interactive formats that depend less on formal literacy and knowledge of the local language [17]. Meppelink and colleagues [18] provide empirical support for this claim. In an experimental study they show that recall and attitude change were significantly higher in low health literate participants when information was presented verbally and enriched with animations supporting the content compared to standard written text and illustrations.…”

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Media Health Literacy, eHealth Literacy, and the Role of the Social Environment in Context

Levin-Zamir

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2018

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Health literacy describes skills and competencies that enable people to gain access to, understand and apply health information to positively influence their own health and the health of those in their social environments. In an increasingly media saturated and digitized world, these skill sets are necessary for accessing and navigating sources of health information and tools, such as television, the Internet, and mobile apps. The concepts of Media Health Literacy (MHL) and eHealth Literacy (eHL) describe the specific competencies such tasks require. This article introduces the two concepts, and then reviews findings on the associations of MHL and eHL with several contextual variables in the social environment such as socio-demographics, social support, and system complexity, as a structural variable. As eHL and MHL are crucial for empowering people to actively engage in their own health, there is a growing body of literature reporting on the potential and the effectiveness of intervention initiatives to positively influence these competencies. From an ethical standpoint, equity is emphasized, stressing the importance of accessible media environments for all—including those at risk of exclusion from (digital) media sources. Alignment of micro and macro contextual spheres will ultimately facilitate both non-digital and digital media to effectively support and promote public health.

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“…Furthermore, this study emphasizes the importance of health messages that are easy to imagine, which might especially support people who might have difficulties with creating mental pictures themselves because of a lack of health-related knowledge. This could be done, for example, by using images, animations, or concrete language (Mayer, 2002;Meppelink, Van Weert, Haven, & Smit, 2015). The finding that involvement only marginally explained the relationships among health literacy, recall, and attitudes is promising, as it suggests that people with lower health literacy do not experience a lack of engagement with information when it comes to health information processing.…”

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Health Literacy and Online Health Information Processing: Unraveling the Underlying Mechanisms

Meppelink

Smit

Diviani

et al. 2016

Journal of Health Communication

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Health literacy and online health information processing: Unraveling the underlying mechanisms Meppelink, C.S.; Smit, E.G.; Diviani, N.; van Weert, J.C.M. General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. The usefulness of the Internet as a health information source largely depends on the receiver's health literacy. This study investigates the mechanisms through which health literacy affects information recall and website attitudes. Using 2 independent surveys addressing different Dutch health websites (N = 423 and N = 395), we tested the mediating role of cognitive load, imagination ease, and website involvement. The results showed that the influence of health literacy on information recall and website attitudes was mediated by cognitive load and imagination ease but only marginally by website involvement. Thus, to improve recall and attitudes among people with lower health literacy, online health communication should consist of information that is not cognitively demanding and that is easy to imagine.The Internet is a powerful source of information that makes an unlimited amount of information available to everyone. In the United States 84% of adults use the Internet (Perrin & Duggan, 2015), and in The Netherlands 97% of the adult population has Internet access (Statistics Netherlands, 2014). Moreover, more than two thirds of the U.S. adult population currently owns a smartphone (Smith, 2015). Because nearly anything can be found online, this suggests that access to information no longer divides groups in society. Smartphones in particular are expected to decrease the digital divide created by the Internet, as they offer opportunities to reach population groups that were difficult to reach before (Fiordelli, Diviani, & Schulz, 2013). Equal physical access to the Internet, however, does not necessarily correspond to an equal ability to understand and use online information. For some population groups, finding, evaluating, and understanding information is more difficult than it is for others.Information is a valuable asset in many domains, including health. The extent to which people are able to benefit from online information largely depends on their level of health literacy, defined as the "ability to obtain, process, understand, and communicate about health-rel...

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The Effectiveness of Health Animations in Audiences With Different Health Literacy Levels: An Experimental Study

Cited by 219 publications

References 41 publications

Online Health Information Regarding Male Infertility: An Evaluation of Readability, Suitability, and Quality

Online Health Information Regarding Male Infertility: An Evaluation of Readability, Suitability, and Quality

Media Health Literacy, eHealth Literacy, and the Role of the Social Environment in Context

Health Literacy and Online Health Information Processing: Unraveling the Underlying Mechanisms

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