Published on in Vol 14 , No 6 (2012) :Nov-Dec

Should Health Organizations Use Web 2.0 Media in Times of an Infectious Disease Crisis? An In-depth Qualitative Study of Citizens’ Information Behavior During an EHEC Outbreak

Should Health Organizations Use Web 2.0 Media in Times of an Infectious Disease Crisis? An In-depth Qualitative Study of Citizens’ Information Behavior During an EHEC Outbreak

Should Health Organizations Use Web 2.0 Media in Times of an Infectious Disease Crisis? An In-depth Qualitative Study of Citizens’ Information Behavior During an EHEC Outbreak

Lex van Velsen 1, 2 , PhD ;   Julia E.W.C. van Gemert-Pijnen 2 , PhD ;   Desirée J.M.A. Beaujean 1 , MSc ;   Jobke Wentzel 2 , MSc ;   Jim E. van Steenbergen 1, 3 , MD, PhD

1 National Coordination Centre for Outbreak Management , National Institute for Public Health and the Environment , Bilthoven , NL

2 Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management , Department of Psychology, Health and Technology , University of Twente , Enschede , NL

3 Centre for Infectious Diseases , Leiden University Medical Centre , Leiden , NL

Corresponding Author:

  • Lex van Velsen, PhD
  • Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management
  • Department of Psychology, Health and Technology
  • University of Twente
  • P.O. box 217
  • Enschede
  • NL
  • Phone: 31 0534896054
  • Email: l.s.vanvelsen@utwente.nl