Relationship between perceived self-reported trust in health information sources and ocular fixation in a sample of young adults: a secondary data analysis
Abstract:Individuals use Internet for health-related issues to gather information and to share experiences and emotional support with other people who have similar medical problems. The easy access to information has sparked heated debate whether this converse urge to seek medical and health advice online is within the benefit of patients. In this research we set out to explore the relationship between self-perceived trust and visual interaction with medical websites, using eye tracking (ET) methods. The individual ocu… Show more
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