Medical expert systems in combination with portal searching meta-search engines are exploited to provide reliable patient-tailored information. A prototype of a web-based information system has been developed and is to be evaluated. Its aim is to answer the decisive question whether expert system guided internet meta-search provides a better information supply for patients seeking health information online then this is possible by using ordinary search engines or health portals. The research does neither investigate the influence of ethical nor legal aspects of internet health information supply.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
500
The prototype is realised by a web-based information system. The HTML web-interface guides the user through the search process by querying the information demand. This is done by an integrated expert system. The expert system uses a rule based inference to determine an internal diagnosis. Based on this internal diagnosis the system searches quality labeled websites and presents relevant information to the user.
Health & Life Sciences University (UMIT)
Hall in Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
RECRUITINGConformity of self-diagnosis and medical diagnosis
Time frame: After medical diagnoses has been received
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