Title :
Trust evaluation in health information on the World Wide Web
Author :
Moturu, Sai T. ; Liu, Huan ; Johnson, William G.
Author_Institution :
Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Arizona State University, Tempe, 85287 USA
Abstract :
The impact of health information on the web is mounting and with the Health 2.0 revolution around the corner, online health promotion and management is becoming a reality. User-generated content is at the core of this revolution and brings to the fore the essential question of trust evaluation, a pertinent problem for health applications in particular. Evolving Web 2.0 health applications provide abundant opportunities for research. We identify these applications, discuss the challenges for trust assessment, characterize conceivable variables, list potential techniques for analysis, and provide a vision for future research.
Keywords :
Biomedical engineering; Computer science; Conference management; Demography; Medical services; Portals; Social network services; Surges; User-generated content; Web sites; Health Education; Internet; Medical Informatics; Trust;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649459
