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“I’m comfortable with it”: User stories of health information on Wikipedia
- gardenfelder 3y ago>Applying a critical-constructivist approach, 21 semi-structured interviews conducted from June to October 2021 were analyzed thematically. Qualitative analysis suggests that users reported that Wikipedia’s health content can facilitate personal agency, is familiar and convenient to access, and that individuals’ trust in Wikipedia is contextual, conditional, and framed by their personal experiences.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoWikipedia's policies regarding biomedical information are the strictest possible. They've also got a crack team of contributors and patrollers who ensure that content complies with policies and guidelines. The less controversial a topic is, as long as it's not ultramodern and quickly changing, I'd say that Wikipedia is a great place to start, at least if your interest lies in the hard science and you want to follow references to scholarly papers and clinical trials. If you just want to know how to take your HBP meds, visit drugs.com, WebMD, and Mayo Clinic, for God's sake.