Question 1

Many health apps are available for smart phones, and rigorous evaluations have shown that they are effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Meta-analyses do support the effectiveness of text-based interventions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

eHealth blends the best of mass communication (reach) with the best of interpersonal communication (efficacy).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Interactivity mimics the experience of interpersonal communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Social media can be used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Listen to consumers and learn how they think about a particular health issue 
B)  Establish and promote a brand 
C)  Disseminate information to the public 
D)  Expand the reach of a particular health communication initiative or campaign 
E)  Foster public engagement and partnerships

Question 6

What is any combination of strategies and information intended to reach one specific person, based on characteristics that are unique to that person, related to the outcome of interest, and derived from an individual assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tailoring 
B)  Interactivity 
C)  eHealth 
D)  Mobile programming 
E)  Health gaming

Question 7

The public is ready for eHealth information, but it remains to be seen whether eHealth information is ready to meet the public's expectation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are mobile programs, and how effective are they?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

What is a rule-based activity that involves challenge to reach a goal that provides feedback on progress made toward that goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health app 
B)  Health game 
C)  Text message program 
D)  Mobile program 
E)  Tailored intervention

Question 10

Health information is one of the most popular topics searched for online.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What characteristic of eHealth interventions is defined as the degree to which a communication technology can create a mediated environment in which participants can communicate (one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many), both synchronously and asynchronously, and participate in reciprocal message exchanges?

Accepted Answer

A)  Networkability 
B)  Anonymity 
C)  Modifiability 
D)  Flexibility 
E)  Interactivity

Question 12

The field of eHealth most closely reflects which type of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominal 
B)  Unidisciplinary 
C)  Multidisciplinary 
D)  Interdisciplinary 
E)  Transdisciplinary

Question 13

What is eHealth? Why have we invested so many resources in eHealth, and why is there so much excitement about eHealth?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

What are the advantages of eHealth applications?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

eHealth is best described as an example of multidisciplinary research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Internet and Ehealth

Many health apps are available for smart phones, and rigorous evaluations have shown that they are effective.

Meta-analyses do support the effectiveness of text-based interventions.

eHealth blends the best of mass communication (reach) with the best of interpersonal communication (efficacy).

Interactivity mimics the experience of interpersonal communication.

Social media can be used to:

What is any combination of strategies and information intended to reach one specific person, based on characteristics that are unique to that person, related to the outcome of interest, and derived from an individual assessment?

The public is ready for eHealth information, but it remains to be seen whether eHealth information is ready to meet the public's expectation.

What are mobile programs, and how effective are they?

What is a rule-based activity that involves challenge to reach a goal that provides feedback on progress made toward that goal?

Health information is one of the most popular topics searched for online.

The field of eHealth most closely reflects which type of research?

What is eHealth? Why have we invested so many resources in eHealth, and why is there so much excitement about eHealth?

What are the advantages of eHealth applications?

eHealth is best described as an example of multidisciplinary research.