Consumer Health Resources in GALILEO Peter Shipman MLIS Robert B. Greenblatt, MD Library Medical...

Consumer Health Resources Consumer Health Resources in GALILEOin GALILEOPeter Shipman MLISPeter Shipman MLIS

Robert B. Greenblatt, MD LibraryRobert B. Greenblatt, MD Library

Medical College of GeorgiaMedical College of Georgia

COMO - October 2004COMO - October 2004 22

ObjectivesObjectives

Web’s impact as health toolWeb’s impact as health tool Identify quality consumer health resources Identify quality consumer health resources

in GALILEO databasesin GALILEO databases


MLA MLA Consumer healthConsumer health

““Information on health and medical topics Information on health and medical topics provided in response to requests from the provided in response to requests from the general public, including patients and their general public, including patients and their families. In addition to information on the families. In addition to information on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, CHI encompasses information on disease, CHI encompasses information on health promotion, preventive medicine, the health promotion, preventive medicine, the determinants of health, and accessing the determinants of health, and accessing the health care system.”health care system.”


Pew reportsPew reports

Pew Internet & American Life reportswww.pewinternet.org/

Internet Health Resources (2003)- telephone interview 2k


PewPew

“Fully 80% of adult Internet users, or about 93 million Americans, have searched for at least one of 16 major health topics online.”


PewPew


PewPew

““Health seekers go online to become Health seekers go online to become informed, to prepare for appointments and informed, to prepare for appointments and surgery, to share information, and to seek surgery, to share information, and to seek and provide support.”and provide support.”


PewPew

Internet seen as being reliableInternet seen as being reliable Health seekers want access to more Health seekers want access to more

information, but they can’t always find what is information, but they can’t always find what is already available online.already available online.


Pew – prescription drugsPew – prescription drugs

Prescription Drugs OnlinePrescription Drugs Online (Oct 2004) (Oct 2004) 64% of households use prescription drugs64% of households use prescription drugs 25% look for drug information25% look for drug information 4% purchase prescription drugs online4% purchase prescription drugs online

- 50K income- 50K income

- Internet experience 6+yrs- Internet experience 6+yrs


GALILEO db’s (K-12)GALILEO db’s (K-12)

Academic Search PremierAcademic Search Premier AltHealth WatchAltHealth Watch Clinical PharmacologyClinical Pharmacology Clinical Reference SystemsClinical Reference Systems Health Source: ConsumerHealth Source: Consumer Health Source: Nursing / AcademicHealth Source: Nursing / Academic MEDLINEMEDLINE


GALILEO db’s (K-12)GALILEO db’s (K-12)

MedlinePlusMedlinePlus Merck ManualsMerck Manuals SIRS Knowledge Source – Web SelectSIRS Knowledge Source – Web Select


Other GALILEO db’s – low CHI Other GALILEO db’s – low CHI

AccessScience encyclopediaAccessScience encyclopedia AGRICOLAAGRICOLA CINAHL & pre-CINAHLCINAHL & pre-CINAHL Current ContentsCurrent Contents Lexis-Nexis UniverseLexis-Nexis Universe


Alt HealthWatchAlt HealthWatch

unique unique complementary and complementary and alternative medicine alternative medicine databasedatabase

140 titles indexed, 140 titles indexed, full-textfull-text

subject search subject search previews search previews search resultsresults


Health Source - ConsumerHealth Source - Consumer

good content but somewhat hidden when good content but somewhat hidden when searching subpartssearching subparts

Journals, Clinical Reference Systems Journals, Clinical Reference Systems (McKesson), and Stedman’s dictionary are (McKesson), and Stedman’s dictionary are strengthsstrengths

Stedman’s: Stedman’s: Medical DictionaryMedical Dictionary button button


Stedman’sStedman’sLink Stedman’s term to subject search in Link Stedman’s term to subject search in

HS-C HS-C


Stedman’sStedman’s


Health Source – ConsumerHealth Source – ConsumerClinical Reference SystemsClinical Reference Systems

Clinical Reference Systems (CRS) Clinical Reference Systems (CRS) is a “see” is a “see” limit in search resultslimit in search results

- CRS are patient handouts- CRS are patient handouts

- some Espanol- some Espanol

- can be searched as a separate EBSCO - can be searched as a separate EBSCO databasedatabase


Clinical Reference SystemsClinical Reference Systems


Health Source – ConsumerHealth Source – ConsumerClinical PharmacologyClinical Pharmacology

Clinical PharmacologyClinical Pharmacology is a “see” limit in is a “see” limit in search resultssearch results

- patient handouts for drugs- patient handouts for drugs

- some Espanol- some Espanol

- can be searched as a separate EBSCO - can be searched as a separate EBSCO databasedatabase


Clinical PharmacologyClinical Pharmacology

..not always up to date…


Clinical PharmacologyClinical Pharmacology

Drug monographs from Gold Standard Drug monographs from Gold Standard MultimediaMultimedia


Health SourceHealth SourceNursing / AcademicNursing / Academic

^ 850 indexed, >650 full-text^ 850 indexed, >650 full-text more peer-reviewedmore peer-reviewed more clinical titlesmore clinical titles content from nursing titles (30 of core FT)content from nursing titles (30 of core FT) may not limit to nursing titlesmay not limit to nursing titles Clinical Reference Systems, Clinical Clinical Reference Systems, Clinical

Pharmacology N/APharmacology N/A


Health SourceHealth SourceNursing / AcademicNursing / Academic


GALILEOGALILEOMerck ManualsMerck Manuals

Medical Information / Home - 2Medical Information / Home - 2ndnd, 2003, 2003 Diagnosis and Therapy - 17Diagnosis and Therapy - 17thth, 1999, 1999 Geriatrics - 3Geriatrics - 3rdrd, 2000, 2000 Health & Aging - 1Health & Aging - 1stst, 2004, not complete, 2004, not complete Veterinary Medicine - 8Veterinary Medicine - 8th, th, 1998 1998


SKS Web SelectSKS Web Select

More social science / advocacy mixed with More social science / advocacy mixed with consumer health, but suited for target consumer health, but suited for target audienceaudience


MedlinePlusMedlinePlus

EncyclopediaEncyclopedia Drug informationDrug information TopicsTopics Interactive tutorialsInteractive tutorials Easy-to-readEasy-to-read EspanolEspanol Go Local initiativeGo Local initiative


Other GALILEO db’sOther GALILEO db’s

MAS UltraMAS Ultra


Other GALILEO db’sOther GALILEO db’s

SKS ResearcherSKS Researcher SIRS DiscovererSIRS Discoverer


Notable web sitesNotable web sites

Healthfinder (HHS) Healthfinder (HHS) http://www.healthfinder.govhttp://www.healthfinder.gov

Kids Health (Nemours) Kids Health (Nemours) http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/index.jsphttp://www.kidshealth.org/kid/index.jsp


Notables…Notables…

CAPHIS – Cosumer and Patient Health CAPHIS – Cosumer and Patient Health Information Section Information Section (Medical Library Association) (Medical Library Association) http://caphis.mlanet.org/index.htmlhttp://caphis.mlanet.org/index.html


Evaluate sitesEvaluate sitesMLA User’s GuideMLA User’s Guide

A User’s Guide to Finding and Evaluating A User’s Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web Health Information on the Web

http://www.mlanet.org/resources/http://www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.htmluserguide.html

- sponsorship- sponsorship

- currency- currency

- factual information- factual information

- audienceaudience


Evaluate sitesEvaluate sites

Seals of approval for qualitySeals of approval for quality

HONcode – Health on the Internet Foundation HONcode – Health on the Internet Foundation Code of ConductCode of Conduct

URAC – Utilization Review Accreditation URAC – Utilization Review Accreditation CommissionCommission


Thank you.Thank you.

Peter ShipmanPeter Shipman

[email protected]@mail.mcg.edu

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