TY - GEN
T1 - Finding and exploring health information with a slider-based user interface
AU - Pang, Patrick Cheong Lao
AU - Verspoor, Karin
AU - Pearce, Jon
AU - Chang, Shanton
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The authors and IOS Press.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Despite the fact that search engines are the primary channel to access online health information, there are better ways to find and explore health information on the web. Search engines are prone to problems when they are used to find health information. For instance, users have difficulties in expressing health scenarios with appropriate search keywords, search results are not optimised for medical queries, and the search process does not account for users' literacy levels and reading preferences. In this paper, we describe our approach to addressing these problems by introducing a novel design using a slider-based user interface for discovering health information without the need for precise search keywords. The user evaluation suggests that the interface is easy to use and able to assist users in the process of discovering new information. This study demonstrates the potential value of adopting slider controls in the user interface of health websites for navigation and information discovery.
AB - Despite the fact that search engines are the primary channel to access online health information, there are better ways to find and explore health information on the web. Search engines are prone to problems when they are used to find health information. For instance, users have difficulties in expressing health scenarios with appropriate search keywords, search results are not optimised for medical queries, and the search process does not account for users' literacy levels and reading preferences. In this paper, we describe our approach to addressing these problems by introducing a novel design using a slider-based user interface for discovering health information without the need for precise search keywords. The user evaluation suggests that the interface is easy to use and able to assist users in the process of discovering new information. This study demonstrates the potential value of adopting slider controls in the user interface of health websites for navigation and information discovery.
KW - Consumer Health Information
KW - Exploratory Behaviour
KW - Hypermedia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84982113157&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-61499-666-8-106
DO - 10.3233/978-1-61499-666-8-106
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 27440297
AN - SCOPUS:84982113157
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 106
EP - 112
BT - Digital Health Innovation for Consumers, Clinicians, Connectivity and Community - Selected Papers from the 24th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2016
A2 - Georgiou, Andrew
A2 - Schaper, Louise K.
A2 - Whetton, Sue
PB - IOS Press BV
T2 - 24th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2016
Y2 - 25 July 2016 through 27 July 2016
ER -