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.
The study is a follow-up of NCT00746408. It has been conducted because for the first study still not enough participants have been recruited. The study took part at Bamberg University in Germany with 140 participants.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
140
Bamberg University
Bamberg, Germany
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