Table 1.
Support preferences for navigating Web-based health information (N=400).
| Modes of support | No navigational needs, n (%a,b) |
Navigational needs, n (%a,c) |
Total, n (%a) |
| Health care professionals to recommend websites (χ21 [N=400]=13.2; P<.001; φ=.18) | 112 (57.4) | 153 (74.6) | 265 (66.3) |
| An icon on each website to indicate whether it is from a trustworthy source (χ21 [N=400]=8.8; P=.003; φ=.15) | 96 (49.2) | 131 (63.9) | 227 (56.8) |
| Blocking of unreliable websites (χ21 [N=400]=6.8; P=.01; φ=.13) | 82 (42.1) | 113 (55.1) | 195 (48.8) |
| Improvement in the layout of websites (χ21 [N=400]=12.8; P<.001; φ=.18) | 35 (17.9) | 69 (33.7) | 104 (26.0) |
| Workshops on how to find trustworthy health-related information on the Internet (χ21 [N=400]=3.9; P=.049; φ=.10) | 17 (8.7) | 31 (15.1) | 48 (12.0) |
| Other | 9 (4.6) | 4 (2.0) | 13 (3.3) |
aRespondents could select multiple options (percentages do not total 100%).
bPercentages are based on the 195 participants with no navigational needs.
cPercentages are based the 205 participants with navigational needs.