Trust and sources of health information: the impact of the Internet and its implications for health care providers: findings from the first Health Information National …
Background The context in which patients consume health information has changed
dramatically with diffusion of the Internet, advances in telemedicine, and changes in media …
dramatically with diffusion of the Internet, advances in telemedicine, and changes in media …
Patient-perceived usefulness of online electronic medical records: employing grounded theory in the development of information and communication technologies for …
WJ Winkelman, KJ Leonard… - Journal of the American …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Patient use of online electronic medical records (EMR) holds the potential to
improve health outcomes. The purpose of this study is to discover how patients living with …
improve health outcomes. The purpose of this study is to discover how patients living with …
Coping with illness online: the case of patients' online communities
U Josefsson - The Information Society, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This article identifies and analyzes characteristics of patients' online communities (POC) in
Sweden. Using a qualitative approach, it presents a fine-grained picture of the communities …
Sweden. Using a qualitative approach, it presents a fine-grained picture of the communities …
[HTML][HTML] " Is cybermedicine killing you?"-the story of a Cochrane disaster
G Eysenbach, PE Kummervold - Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2005 - jmir.org
This editorial briefly reviews the series of unfortunate events that led to the publication,
dissemination, and eventual retraction of a flawed Cochrane systematic review on …
dissemination, and eventual retraction of a flawed Cochrane systematic review on …
Use of technology as a support mechanism for caregivers of hospice patients
In the last 10 years, the demand for hospice care has grown rapidly. Hospice care was
delivered by 3,200 different provider agencies to more than 885,000 terminally ill Americans …
delivered by 3,200 different provider agencies to more than 885,000 terminally ill Americans …
[HTML][HTML] Information needs and visitors' experience of an Internet expert forum on infertility
W Himmel, J Meyer, MM Kochen… - Journal of Medical …, 2005 - jmir.org
Background: Patients increasingly use health portals and Web-based expert forums (ask-the-
doctor services), but little is known about the specific needs of Internet users visiting such …
doctor services), but little is known about the specific needs of Internet users visiting such …
[HTML][HTML] How new subscribers use cancer-related online mailing lists
Background: Online cancer-related support is an under-studied resource that may serve an
important function in the information seeking, care, and support of cancer patients and their …
important function in the information seeking, care, and support of cancer patients and their …
Health information on the Internet
R Cullen - 2005 - torrossa.com
This quote from Michael Millenson, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and outspoken
advocate for the effective use of Information Technology to promote quality in healthcare …
advocate for the effective use of Information Technology to promote quality in healthcare …
[HTML][HTML] Cancer patients' self-reported attitudes about the Internet
SP LaCoursiere, MT Knobf, R McCorkle - Journal of Medical Internet …, 2005 - jmir.org
Background: Increasing numbers of cancer patients are using the Internet, but little is known
about their attitudes toward online health care. Objective: The purpose of this substudy was …
about their attitudes toward online health care. Objective: The purpose of this substudy was …
Internet communities
JF Zrebiec - The Diabetes Educator, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to establish and evaluate a Web-based educational and
emotional resource for patients with diabetes and their family members. Activity and …
emotional resource for patients with diabetes and their family members. Activity and …