Low-Level Evidence Suggests that Perceived Ability to Evaluate and Trust Online Health Information is Associated with Low Health Literacy

Objective – To review, based on research evidence, the correlation between low health literacy and four outcomes of interest: (1) the ability to evaluate online health information based on (2) perceived reliability and accuracy, (3) trust in the Internet as an information source, and (4) the applica...

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Main Author: Lindsay Alcock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2016-06-01
Series:Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/27386