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, Netherlands

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

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

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, 7500 AE
  • Netherlands
  • Phone: 31 0534896054
  • Fax: 31 0534892388
  • Email: l.s.vanvelsen@utwente.nl