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eHealth Literacy / Digital Literacy (356) Participatory Medicine & E-Patients (758) Information Retrieval (271)

Published on in Vol 16, No 12 (2014): December

Dr Google and the Consumer: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Navigational Needs and Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviors of Consumers With Chronic Health Conditions

Dr Google and the Consumer: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Navigational Needs and Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviors of Consumers With Chronic Health Conditions

Dr Google and the Consumer: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Navigational Needs and Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviors of Consumers With Chronic Health Conditions

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Kenneth Lee1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kreshnik Hoti1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jeffery David Hughes1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lynne Emmerton1 Author Orcid Image
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  122. Zhao X, Coxe S, Timmons A, Frazier S. Mental Health Information Seeking Online: A Google Trends Analysis of ADHD. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 2022;49(3):357 View
  123. Riedl M, Johnston D, Anderson J, Meadows J, Soteres D, LeBlanc S, Wedner H, Lang D. Optimization of care for patients with hereditary angioedema living in rural areas. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2022;128(5):526 View
  124. Sharman A, Ferguson E, Dhillon H, Macleod P, McCrossin J, Sundaresan P, Clark J, Smith M, Dodd R. An education resource for human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer patients: think-aloud interviews. Supportive Care in Cancer 2023;31(3) View
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  126. Pérez-Curiel C, Domínguez-García R, Velasco-Molpeceres A. Exploring the Political Debate over the COVID-19 Vaccination on Twitter: Emotions and Polarization in the Spanish Public Sphere. Social Sciences 2023;12(2):85 View
  127. Altawil H, Klawunn R, Dierks M, Lander J. Parental COVID‐19–related health information practises, sources, evaluations and needs: A qualitative interview study. Health Expectations 2023;26(1):555 View
  128. Lima R, Santos J, Santos D, Marinho P, Silva G, Kameo S. Internet Search Trends on Breast Cancer Between 2017 and 2021 in Brazil: an Infoveillance Investigation. Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia 2023;69(1) View
  129. Zhao Y, Zhao M, Song S. Online Health Information Seeking Among Patients With Chronic Conditions: Integrating the Health Belief Model and Social Support Theory. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2022;24(11):e42447 View
  130. Li Y, Fan Z, Yuan X, Zhang X. Recognizing fake information through a developed feature scheme: A user study of health misinformation on social media in China. Information Processing & Management 2022;59(1):102769 View
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  132. Delgado G, de Carvalho R, Choo C, Leite R, de Castro J. Empowerment through Mobile Apps: A Mixed Methods Case Study of an Application for Pregnant Women. Journal of Health Management 2023;25(4):974 View
  133. Bergmo T, Sandsdalen V, Manskow U, Småbrekke L, Waaseth M. Internet Use for Obtaining Medicine Information: Cross-sectional Survey. JMIR Formative Research 2023;7:e40466 View
  134. Akhter S, Bashar F, Kamruzzaman M, Mahmood N, Rahman A, Anwar I, Hawkes S. A Rapid Ethnographic Assessment of Cultural and Social Perceptions and Practices About COVID-19 in Bangladesh: What the Policy Makers and Program Planners Should Know. Qualitative Health Research 2022;32(7):1114 View
  135. Pérez-Curiel C, Rúas-Araújo J, Rivas-de-Roca R. When Politicians Meet Experts: Disinformation on Twitter About Covid-19 Vaccination. Media and Communication 2022;10(2) View
  136. Zhao Y, Zhao M, Song S. Online Health Information Seeking Behaviors Among Older Adults: Systematic Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2022;24(2):e34790 View
  137. Frey E, Bonfiglioli C, Brunner M, Frawley J. Parents’ Use of Social Media as a Health Information Source for Their Children: A Scoping Review. Academic Pediatrics 2022;22(4):526 View
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  140. Larsen C, Gilstad H. Qualitative Research Studies Addressing Patient-Practitioner Communication about Online Health Information. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022;19(21):14004 View
  141. Gille S, Griese L, Schaeffer D. Preferences and Experiences of People with Chronic Illness in Using Different Sources of Health Information: Results of a Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021;18(24):13185 View
  142. Cadamuro J, Cabitza F, Debeljak Z, De Bruyne S, Frans G, Perez S, Ozdemir H, Tolios A, Carobene A, Padoan A. Potentials and pitfalls of ChatGPT and natural-language artificial intelligence models for the understanding of laboratory medicine test results. An assessment by the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (WG-AI). Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) 2023;61(7):1158 View
  143. Ondrikova N, Harris J, Douglas A, Hughes H, Iturriza-Gomara M, Vivancos R, Elliot A, Cunliffe N, Clough H. Predicting Norovirus in England Using Existing and Emerging Syndromic Data: Infodemiology Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023;25:e37540 View
  144. Pang P, Munsie M, Chang S. A Method for Analyzing Navigation Flows of Health Website Users Seeking Complex Health Information with Google Analytics. Informatics 2023;10(4):80 View
  145. Pang P, Munsie M, Chang S, Tanner C, Walker C. Participatory Design and Evaluation of the “Stem Cells Australia” Website for Delivering Complex Health Knowledge: Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023;25:e44733 View
  146. Hu Y, Qiu X, Ji C, Wang F, He M, He L, Chen L. Post-stroke experiences and health information needs among Chinese elderly ischemic stroke survivors in the internet environment: a qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychology 2023;14 View
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  148. Annadurai K, Vetrivel R. Utilization of online health information by smartphone users of an urban area of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu – A cross-sectional study. Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research (KLEU) 2023;16(2):278 View
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  151. Savvaides T, Demetres M, Aronson K. Current Landscape and Future Directions of Patient Education in Adults with Interstitial Lung Disease. ATS Scholar 2024;5(1):184 View
  152. Xiong W, Li X, Han Y, He L. Predicting online information seeking on Douyin, Baidu, and other Chinese search engines among gynecologic oncology patients: a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Psychology 2023;14 View
  153. Buhr C, Smith H, Huppertz T, Bahr-Hamm K, Matthias C, Blaikie A, Kelsey T, Kuhn S, Eckrich J. ChatGPT Versus Consultants: Blinded Evaluation on Answering Otorhinolaryngology Case–Based Questions. JMIR Medical Education 2023;9:e49183 View
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  155. Zhang X, Bartlett J. Health Information Use of Older Adults with Diabetes: A Preliminary Analysis. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology 2023;60(1):1212 View
  156. Moens M, Van Doorslaer L, Billot M, Eeckman E, Roulaud M, Rigoard P, Fobelets M, Goudman L. Examining the Type, Quality, and Content of Web-Based Information for People With Chronic Pain Interested in Spinal Cord Stimulation: Social Listening Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2024;26:e48599 View
  157. Ni Z, Zhu L, Li S, Zhang Y, Zhao R. Characteristics and associated factors of health information-seeking behaviour among patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the digital era: a scoping review. BMC Public Health 2024;24(1) View
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  160. Çoban E, Altay B. Assessing the Potential Role of Artificial Intelligence in Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Information Sharing. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2024;82(6):699 View
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Books/Policy Documents

  1. Yao X, Wang X, Gu J, Zhao Y. Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Social Media, Games and Assistive Environments. View
  2. Boontarig W, Papasratorn B, Chutimaskul W. Technology Adoption and Social Issues. View
  3. Bertel D, Teles S, Strohmeier F, Vieira-Marques P, Schmitter P, Ruscher S, Paúl C, Kofler A. Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health. View
  4. Bonfadelli H. Health Literacy - Advances and Trends. View
  5. Wilcox S, Huzo O, Minhas A, Walters N, Adada J, Pennington M, Roseme L, Mohammed D, Dusic A, Zeine R. Handbook of Research on Cyberchondria, Health Literacy, and the Role of Media in Society’s Perception of Medical Information. View