Table 1.

Statements used for participant Q sorts.

Statement #	Statement content
1	I use Web sources that are easy to cite.
2	I rely on search engines (eg Google, Bing) to find health information for research projects.
3	I have been taught how to find reliable health information on the Internet.
4	I have had assignments that required me to evaluate online health information sources.
5	I use up-to-date information for assignments that require me to find health information online.
6	I use the library databases (eg, EBSCO or CSA) when I search for information.
7	I seek help from library staff for difficult Web searches.
8	I get feedback from professors regarding the quality of Web resources I use for homework assignments.
9	I check the ending of Web addresses (eg, .com, .gov, or .edu) when I search for information online.
10	I consider the source of online information when I find useful information for my research projects.
11	I usually have at least one assignment per semester that requires me to conduct a Web search for health information.
12	I brainstorm to help figure out the health information that is important for my project.
13	I know how to critically evaluate online health information sources.
14	I evaluate online health information that I use for projects such as research assignments.
15	I finish research projects, such as papers, at least one week before their due dates.
16	I look for up-to-date online health information when I conduct Web searches.
17	I go to the library when I start a research project.
18	I can figure out how to find information that is unfamiliar to me.
19	I know where to find reliable online health information.
20	When I am assigned to complete a research paper, I do not hand in the first draft as the final product.
21	I use search engines (eg, Google or Bing) when I search for health information online.
22	I get flustered looking for health information I know little or nothing about.
23	I find it difficult understanding new health information found on the Internet.
24	I do not know where to find reliable online health information.
25	I know how to use Boolean operators.
26	I know what is meant by “peer review.”
27	I am confident in my ability to find reliable health information online.
28	I use health information that I can easily understand.
29	I know what Boolean operators are.
30	I have difficulty finding information when I use library databases such as EBSCO or CSA.
31	I evaluate health information sources when conducting health information searches on the Internet.
32	I know what a primary source is.
33	I go to my professor for help to make sure I use quality health information for research projects.
34	I follow references back to the original source when I find online research studies/reports that are useful for research assignments.
35	I can find useful sources of health information using the library database.
36	I use refined search parameters to narrow my online health information searches.