Health Lit Res Pract. 2021 Feb 11;5(1):e26-e34. doi: 10.3928/24748307-20201126-01.
In a world increasingly dependent on the Internet for information, it is not surprising that people use the internet to find answers to their health-related questions. Research has shown that teen girls are more likely to search for health information online than boys, but that they do not feel confident in using the information they find.
To address this disparity, teen girls were engaged in the process of developing a teen-friendly, internet-based tool that explains the best way to find, evaluate, and use online health information.
Focus groups were held with girls and their parents to inform the design of the tool. After collaborating with information technology, marketing, and video production teams, a tool was developed consisting of a webpage, videos, and an interactive game. The efficacy and acceptability of the tool were tested among our target demographic through a usability trial.
Parent and teen focus groups informed the three-step design of the tool. Teen girls reported significantly higher levels of eHealth literacy after using the tool. Dissemination of the tool through a national targeted ad campaign generated web traffic to the tool.
An internet-based training tool has been shown to improve teen girls' eHealth literacy. Findings from this developmental study can be used to inform efforts to improve eHealth literacy in adolescent girls. [HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice. 2021;5(1):e26-e34.] PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: This research study used teen and parent input to help design an internet-based training tool to teach teen girls the best way to use the internet to find health information. Teen girls' ability to find, understand, and evaluate online health information significantly improved after using the tool. The tool was advertised throughout the United States on various social media platforms.
在一个日益依赖互联网获取信息的世界中，人们利用互联网寻找与健康相关问题的答案并不奇怪。研究表明，少女比男孩更有可能在网上搜索健康信息，但她们对自己在使用搜索到的信息时的信心并不高。
为了解决这一差距，少女们参与了开发一个适合青少年使用的、基于互联网的工具的过程，该工具解释了找到、评估和使用在线健康信息的最佳方法。
通过焦点小组与女孩及其家长进行了交流，为工具的设计提供了信息。在与信息技术、市场营销和视频制作团队合作后，开发了一个由网页、视频和互动游戏组成的工具。通过可用性试验，在目标人群中测试了该工具的功效和可接受性。
家长和青少年焦点小组为工具的三步设计提供了信息。使用该工具后，少女们的电子健康素养水平显著提高。通过全国性的有针对性的广告宣传活动来推广该工具，吸引了大量的网站流量。
基于互联网的培训工具已被证明可以提高少女的电子健康素养。这项发展研究的结果可用于指导提高少女电子健康素养的努力。[HLRP：健康素养研究与实践。2021;5(1):e26-e34。]
