NDLI: Using Information Technology to Improve Health Information Literacy in Singapore

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mokhtar, I.A. Majid, S. Foo, S.
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore (Mokhtar, I.A.)
Abstract	With many countries facing restructuring of medical and healthcare institutions, increasing healthcare costs, and the threat of various infectious diseases and epidemics, such as avian influenza and dengue haemorrhagic fever, it is inevitable that healthcare information be a major tool in addressing these issues. Doctors and healthcare providers may not always be available to attend to the needs of the masses with regard to health information. Thus, health information must be made easily accessible so that preventive action and proactive measures can be carried out by patients and their families. The proliferation of the Internet and swift developments in Information Technology (IT) can effortlessly expedite this accessibility. In this exploratory study, twelve individuals with medium to high IT competencies and substantial experience in using the Internet were interviewed on their health information needs and expectations. The paper presents their responses and suggestions to improve health information provision and literacy and how IT can be exploited to achieve these objectives.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	2
File Size	85861
Page Count	2
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780397703
DOI	10.1109/ITICT.2006.358227
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-12-10
Publisher Place	Egypt
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Costs Health Information Literacy Healthcare Information Singapore Influenza Medical services Health Literacy Internet Information technology Hemorrhaging Diseases
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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