eHealth, Participatory Medicine, and Ethical Care: A Focus Group Study of Patients’ and Health Care Providers’ Use of Health-Related Internet Information

Anne Townsend   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Jenny Leese   ¹ , MA ;   Paul Adam   ³ , MSW ;   Michael McDonald   ⁴ , PhD ;   Linda C Li   ^{1, 5} , PhD ;   Sheila Kerr   ⁶ , BApplSc (Physio) ;   Catherine L Backman   ^{1, 2} , PhD

¹ Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada

² Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

³ Mary Pack Arthritis Program, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada

⁴ Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

⁵ Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

⁶ Arthritis Patient Advisory Board, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada