Diabetes
Conditions
Brief summary
Abstract Diabetes behavior can be influenced by patients exploring diabetes topics that may lack scientific credibility. The question this study examines is whether a Google or Health on the Net (HON) internet search, presents websites that would incline a more or less likely recommendation to patients ? A preliminary trial suggests that referrers recommend websites based on rules that may prioritize website source over content. This study will qualitatively assess the rules that participants use in deciding which websites are more suitable than others. Method The investigators will inject a diabetes related search term into a HON and a Google search engine. The top 5 mutually exclusive websites from each search engine will be presented to 5 people from three groups stratified across endocrinologists, informaticians and PCPs. Participants will rank the websites and then identify the rules that they applied to reach their decision.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* physician, informatician, diabetologist
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Website Ranking | Immediate | Primary care and diabetes clinicians' preference in a set of webpage search results on a visual analog scale (1-100) with 1 being the lowest preference and 100 being the highest. Rankings based on qualitative measures, such as perceived clinical relevance, perceived accuracy of content, and perceived timeliness of content. |
| Search Engine Preference | Immediate | Based on the results of primary outcome 1 (Website Ranking), preference for search engine was measured qualitatively between Google and Health-on-the-Net. |
Countries
United States
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Primary Care Physicians | 5 |
| Diabetologists | 5 |
| Total | 10 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Primary Care Physicians | Diabetologists | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, Categorical <=18 years | 0 Participants | 0 Participants | 0 Participants |
| Age, Categorical >=65 years | 0 Participants | 0 Participants | 0 Participants |
| Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years | 5 Participants | 5 Participants | 10 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 1 Participants | 2 Participants | 3 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 4 Participants | 3 Participants | 7 Participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk | EG001 affected / at risk |
|---|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 |
Outcome results
Primary
Search Engine Preference
Based on the results of primary outcome 1 (Website Ranking), preference for search engine was measured qualitatively between Google and Health-on-the-Net.
Time frame: Immediate
| Arm | Measure | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Care Physicians | Search Engine Preference | NA Participants |
| Diabetologists | Search Engine Preference | NA Participants |
Primary
Website Ranking
Primary care and diabetes clinicians' preference in a set of webpage search results on a visual analog scale (1-100) with 1 being the lowest preference and 100 being the highest. Rankings based on qualitative measures, such as perceived clinical relevance, perceived accuracy of content, and perceived timeliness of content.
Time frame: Immediate
Population: Participants were asked to rank 10 pages of website search results from Google and HoN search engines based on clinician preference. Clinicians were further asked for feedback and opinions on how they determined their ranking. Rankings of individual websites were done by visual analog scale, from 1-100, with 100 indicated as highly preferred.
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Care Physicians | Website Ranking | NA units on a scale |
| Diabetologists | Website Ranking | NA units on a scale |