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Online decision support system for consumer health

A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an online decision support system on uptake of influenza vaccination and consumer healthcare management

Sponsor

The HCF Health and Medical Research Foundation

Enrollment

600 participants

Start Date

May 10, 2010

Study Type

Interventional

Conditions

Uptake of influenza vaccination (annual seasonal or H1N1) over the respiratory infections season (i.e. winter season)

Summary

The aim of this project is to assess the effectiveness of an online system designed for healthcare consumers, called healthy.me, to support healthcare management. healthy.me provides consumers condition specific information, as well as online tools to manage their care including a personal health record. We hypothesise that use of healthy.me will improve the uptake of preventative activities and this randomized controlled trial will specifically test whether system use is associated with an increased rate of influenza vaccination among university students and staff over the respiratory infections season.

Eligibility

Sex: Both males and femalesMin Age: 18 Yearss

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This study is testing whether an online health management system called "healthy.me" can encourage university students and staff to get their flu vaccination. The system provides personalised health information and tools to help people manage their own healthcare. Researchers want to see if using this online tool leads to more people getting vaccinated compared to those who don't use it. You may be eligible if: - You are 18 years or older - You have access to the internet and email at least once a month - You have not already had a flu vaccination in 2010 before the study begins You may NOT be eligible if: - You already received a flu vaccination in 2010 before joining the study - Your vaccination decision was influenced by another participant in the study Talk to your doctor about whether this trial might be right for you.

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Interventions

* healthy.me is an online system developed at the Centre for Health Informatics,University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. It contains information about influenza vaccination; an online tool for consumers to book an appointment at the University Health Service for influenza vaccination; and an online personal health record for participants to record their appointments, medications and other health-related information. * All participants are required to complete a 5-minute mandatory online tutorial about the healthy.me system before commencing the study. * Duration of study is expected to be 6 months. Period of access to the website will vary depending on date of participant enrollment.

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Australia

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