Background: As Internet use grows, health interventions are increasingly being delivered
online. Pioneering researchers are using the networking potential of the Internet, and …

Objectives An evidence report was prepared to assess the evidence base regarding benefits
and costs of health information technology (HIT) systems, that is, the value of discrete HIT …

OBJECTIVE: This paper providers an overview and discussion of virtual communities in
health care. Furthermore, we aim to discuss in this context ethical, legal and technical …

The use of new technologies is growing in virtually all areas of health communication,
including consumer, patient, and provider education; decision and social support; health …

In a field study we compared usage and acceptance of a mobile lifestyle coaching
application with a traditional web application. The participants (N= 40) documented health …

Background: Interactive health communication applications (IHCAs) that combine high-
quality health information with interactive components, such as self-assessment tools …

Online support groups are widely used for numerous types of distress areas, but relatively
little has been empirically examined to date in regard to their effectiveness in providing …

BACKGROUND: With the widespread dissemination of the Internet throughout the world of
health, it would be relevant to report on current knowledge about health information search …

Purpose We designed a peer counseling program to improve sexual function, increase
knowledge about reproductive health, and decrease menopausal symptoms and infertility …

Purpose/0bjectives: To describe the experiences of patients with can-[577 cer using the
lnternet for information and Support to manage the Self-care GS aspects ofiliness and …