The impact of web-based ratings on physician selectio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy volunteers; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN91316463
• Lead Sponsor: The School of Communication at The Ohio State University

Brief Summary

2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31254337 (added 01/07/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-04-12
• Study Start: 2019-06-13
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 608

Inclusion Criteria

1 At least 18 years old
2. Live in the United States
3. Proficient in the English language

Exclusion Criteria

1. Failed the attention checks
2. Spent no time or less than 5 seconds on the Web page

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Perception of the physician measured using a novel questionnaire.<br> 2. Willingness to select the physician measured using a novel questionnaire.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Online health information seeking measured using a novel questionnaire.<br> 2. Previous health experiences (i.e. surgery) measured using a novel questionnaire.<br> 3. Demographic information measured using a novel questionnaire.<br>