Transcript Consumer Health Resources in GALILEO

Consumer Health Resources
in GALILEO
Peter Shipman MLIS
Robert B. Greenblatt, MD Library
Medical College of Georgia
Objectives
 Web’s impact as health tool
 Identify quality consumer health resources
in GALILEO databases
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MLA
Consumer health
“Information on health and medical topics
provided in response to requests from the
general public, including patients and their
families. In addition to information on the
symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of
disease, CHI encompasses information on
health promotion, preventive medicine, the
determinants of health, and accessing the
health care system.”
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Pew reports
Pew Internet & American Life reports
www.pewinternet.org/
Internet Health Resources (2003)
- telephone interview 2k
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Pew
“Fully 80% of adult Internet users, or about
93 million Americans, have searched for at
least one of 16 major health topics online.”
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Pew
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Pew
“Health seekers go online to become
informed, to prepare for appointments and
surgery, to share information, and to seek
and provide support.”
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Pew
 Internet seen as being reliable
 Health seekers want access to more
information, but they can’t always find what is
already available online.
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Pew – prescription drugs
Prescription Drugs Online (Oct 2004)
 64% of households use prescription drugs
 25% look for drug information
 4% purchase prescription drugs online
- 50K income
- Internet experience 6+yrs
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GALILEO db’s (K-12)
 Academic Search Premier
 AltHealth Watch
 Clinical Pharmacology
 Clinical Reference Systems
 Health Source: Consumer
 Health Source: Nursing / Academic
 MEDLINE
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GALILEO db’s (K-12)
 MedlinePlus
 Merck Manuals
 SIRS Knowledge Source – Web Select
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Other GALILEO db’s – low CHI
 AccessScience encyclopedia
 AGRICOLA
 CINAHL & pre-CINAHL
 Current Contents
 Lexis-Nexis Universe
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Alt HealthWatch
 unique
complementary and
alternative medicine
database
 140 titles indexed,
full-text
 subject search
previews search
results
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Health Source - Consumer
 good content but somewhat hidden when
searching subparts
 Journals, Clinical Reference Systems
(McKesson), and Stedman’s dictionary are
strengths
 Stedman’s: Medical Dictionary button
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Stedman’s
Link Stedman’s term to subject search in
HS-C
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Stedman’s
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Health Source – Consumer
Clinical Reference Systems
Clinical Reference Systems (CRS) is a “see”
limit in search results
- CRS are patient handouts
- some Espanol
- can be searched as a separate EBSCO
database
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Clinical Reference Systems
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Clinical Reference Systems
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Health Source – Consumer
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology is a “see” limit in
search results
- patient handouts for drugs
- some Espanol
- can be searched as a separate EBSCO
database
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Clinical Pharmacology
..not always up to date…
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Clinical Pharmacology
Drug monographs from Gold Standard
Multimedia
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Health Source
Nursing / Academic
 ^ 850 indexed, >650 full-text
 more peer-reviewed
 more clinical titles
 content from nursing titles (30 of core FT)
 may not limit to nursing titles
 Clinical Reference Systems, Clinical
Pharmacology N/A
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Health Source
Nursing / Academic
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GALILEO
Merck Manuals
 Medical Information / Home - 2nd, 2003
 Diagnosis and Therapy - 17th, 1999
 Geriatrics - 3rd, 2000
 Health & Aging - 1st, 2004, not complete
 Veterinary Medicine - 8th, 1998
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SKS Web Select
 More social science / advocacy mixed with
consumer health, but suited for target
audience
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MedlinePlus
 Encyclopedia
 Drug information
 Topics
 Interactive tutorials
 Easy-to-read
 Espanol
 Go Local initiative
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Other GALILEO db’s
 MAS Ultra
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Other GALILEO db’s
 SKS Researcher
 SIRS Discoverer
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Notable web sites
 Healthfinder (HHS)
http://www.healthfinder.gov
 Kids Health (Nemours)
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/index.jsp
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Notables…
 CAPHIS – Cosumer and Patient Health
Information Section
(Medical Library Association)
http://caphis.mlanet.org/index.html
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Evaluate sites
MLA User’s Guide
A User’s Guide to Finding and Evaluating
Health Information on the Web
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.h
tml
- sponsorship
- currency
- factual information
- audience
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Evaluate sites
Seals of approval for quality
HONcode – Health on the Internet Foundation
Code of Conduct
URAC – Utilization Review Accreditation
Commission
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Thank you.
Peter Shipman
[email protected]
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