Background Parents of children with rare conditions increasingly use the Internet to source
information on their child's condition. This study reports on part of a larger study whose …

Background Traditionally, guidance and support to new parents have come from family,
friends, and health care providers. However, the internet and social media are growing …

Background: Internet-based health resources can support informal caregivers who are
caring for children or adolescents with health care needs. However, few studies discriminate …

Background When parents of young children with special health care needs (CSHCN)
receive their child's diagnosis, they encounter information they may not understand …

Background The internet is widely used by children and adolescents, who generally have a
high level of competency with technology. Thus, the internet has become a great resource …

Aim: Studies have shown increasing Internet use for health information. We aimed to broadly
examine parents' utilisation of information sources for their children's health, their trust in …

Background: The Internet has revolutionized the way in which many Americans search for
health care information. Unfortunately, being able to use the Internet for this purpose is …

Aims:(1) To establish how many parents of children seen in paediatric outpatient
departments use the internet to find information about their child's medical condition.(2) To …

Background Efforts to involve parents and families in all aspects of research, from initiating
the question through to dissemination and knowledge exchange, are increasing. While …

Background: The use of the Internet to search for medical and health-related information is
increasing and associated with concerns around quality and safety. Objective: We …