Objective To test the links between patient centeredness, independent health-related
Internet use, and online communication with healthcare provider in later life. Methods These …

Negative communications with health professionals are a stressor to older adults in
healthcare settings. In this situation, older adults seek health information on the Internet as …

More adults than ever before are turning to the Internet for health information but the relation
between online health information seeking, offline patient-provider communication, and …

Background: Adults aged 65 years and older stand to benefit from the accumulating wealth
of Internet-based health resources, including online interventions to assist in the self …

Insurers, institutional and independent providers of health care have made increasing use of
websites for patient communication, in the absence of data indicating that patients …

Background: Recent evidence indicates increased access to and use of Internet and non-
healthcare-related email by older patients. Because email adoption could potentially reduce …

We know little about older adults' use of online and offline health information sources for
medical decision making despite increasing numbers of older adults who report using the …

Background A few studies have identified the frequency and correlates of online
consultations with doctors or therapists. However, there is a lack of studies using nationally …

ABSTRACT Based on Street's (2003) ecological framework of communication in medical
encounters, this study examined personal, interpersonal, and media factors that could …

Informal caregivers provide unpaid care to their physically or mentally ill loved ones and
play a critical role in the healthcare delivery. eHealth tools, including the broadband internet …