EmSe: Initial evaluation of a child-friendly medical search system

C. Eickhoff, L. Azzopardi, D. Hiemstra, F. De Jong, A. De Vries, D. Dowie, S. Duarte, R. Glassey, K. Gyllstrom, F. Kruisinga, K. Marshall, S. Moens, T. Polajnar, F. Van Der Sluis

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    Abstract

    When undergoing medical treatment in combination with extended stays in hospitals, children have been frequently found to develop an interest in their condition and the course of treatment. A natural means of searching for related information would be to use a web search engine. The medical domain, however, imposes several key challenges on young and inexperienced searchers, such as difficult terminology, potentially frightening topics or non-objective information offered by lobbyists or pharmaceutical companies. To address these problems, we present the design and usability study of EmSe, a search service for children in a hospital environment.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationIIiX 2012 - Proceedings 4th Information Interaction in Context Symposium: Behaviors, Interactions, Interfaces, Systems
    Number of pages4
    Publication date2012
    Pages282-285
    ISBN (Print)9781450312820
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    SeriesIIiX 2012 - Proceedings 4th Information Interaction in Context Symposium: Behaviors, Interactions, Interfaces, Systems

    Keywords

    • Children
    • Medical information needs
    • Web search

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