Spelling Errors and Shouting Capitalization Lead to Additive Penalties to Trustworthiness of Online Health Information: Randomized Experiment With Laypersons

Spelling Errors and Shouting Capitalization Lead to Additive Penalties to Trustworthiness of Online Health Information: Randomized Experiment With Laypersons

BackgroundThe written format and literacy competence of screen-based texts can interfere with the perceived trustworthiness of health information in online forums, independent of the semantic content. Unlike in professional content, the format in unmoderated forums can regula...

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Main Authors: Witchel, Harry J, Thompson, Georgina A, Jones, Christopher I, Westling, Carina E I, Romero, Juan, Nicotra, Alessia, Maag, Bruno, Critchley, Hugo D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:https://www.jmir.org/2020/6/e15171

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