title: User study of a Spanish-language ClinicalTrials.gov prototype system.
abstract: We conducted a user study of monolingual and bilingual Spanish-speaking consumers (n=36) to evaluate a Spanish-language ClinicalTrials.gov prototype. The prototype leverages an existing English-only consumer health resource by combining (1) Spanish-English cross-language information retrieval (CLIR) and (2) English-Spanish document display techniques. We collected user feedback on expectations, usability, and satisfaction. Preliminary results suggest improved online information access by Spanish-speakers. The goal is to develop a general approach for other systems and languages.
authors.affiliation: Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Graciela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosemblat
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019303:Multilingualism; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D020380:Needs Assessment; D014175:Translating; D014177:Translations; D014481:United States