• Identifying Measures Used for Assessing Quality of YouTube Videos with Patient Health Information: A Review of Current Literature 

      Gabarron, Elia; Fernandez-Luque, Luis; Armayones, Manuel; Lau, Annie YS (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Background: Recent publications on YouTube have advocated its potential for patient education. However, a reliable description of what could be considered quality information for patient education on YouTube is missing. Objective: To identify topics associated with the concept of quality information for patient education on YouTube in the scientific literature. Methods: A literature review was ...
    • Is there a weekly pattern for health information searching and is the pattern unique to health topics? 

      Gabarron, Elia; Lau, Annie YS; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-12)
      Background: Online health information–seeking behaviors have been reported to be more common at the beginning of the workweek. This behavior pattern has been interpreted as a kind of “healthy new start” or “fresh start” due to regrets or attempts to compensate for unhealthy behavior or poor choices made during the weekend. However, the observations regarding the most common health information–seeking ...