The objective of the study was to determine physician's perception of the effects of health
information on the internet on doctor–patient relationship. Online questionnaire with 25 …

Background Patients have been increasingly seeking and using Internet health information
to become more active in managing their own health in a partnership with their physicians …

Background: Millions of people use the Internet as a source for health information yet little is
understood about how the use of the Internet for health information is related to the doctor …

Background: Internet use by patients as a source of information on health and disease is
expanding rapidly with obvious effects on the doctor-patient relationship. Many of these …

Abstract In the" Internet Age," physicians and patients have unique technological resources
available to improve the patient-physician relationship. How they both utilize online medical …

Background: An increasing number of patients bring Internet-based health information to
medical consultations. However, little is known about how physicians experience, manage …

Background Public use of the Internet for health information is increasing but its effect on
health care is unclear. We studied physicians' experience of patients looking for health …

It is estimated that 70 million Americans have used the Internet to acquire health-related
information. Multiple factors provide the driving force behind this demand for online health …

Background: Studies suggest that there has been an increase in the use of the Internet by
patients in many Western societies. However, despite the many texts available on health …

Background With online health information becoming increasingly popular among patients,
concerns have been raised about the impact of patients' Internet health information-seeking …