Nutrition Disorders
Conditions
Brief summary
The overall goal of this inquiry is to determine whether PALS is more effective than comparable online resources at educating patients in the outpatient clinic setting about nutrition. Participants will be randomly assigned to view either a PALS article or WebMD article on the same nutrition topic. Participants will then fill out a post-survey to assess knowledge uptake and attitudes regarding healthy eating.
Interventions
OTHEREducational Tool, PALS
The Patient Activated Learning System is a free, health education platform.
OTHERWebMD
WebMD is a widely used educational platform for health information.
Sponsors
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patient ≥ 18 years of age. * Ability to speak and read in English. * Passing the screener - Mini-Mental Status Examination. * Patient at WCIMA clinic on Upper East Side of Manhattan, NY.
Exclusion criteria
* Non-English speakers * Inability to read in English * Being younger than 18 * Not passing the screener * Not a patient at WCIMA clinic on Upper East Side of Manhattan, NY.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge, as measured by assessment questions on the nutrition information provided | Day 1, Immediately after reading article |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E-health usability, as measured by questions from the Kelly et al. scale | Day 1, Immediately after reading article | Questions to understand the user's understanding, preference and trust of the information based on a 5-point likert scale with 5 being strongly agree in favor. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed