Background Internet represents a relevant source of information, but reliability of data that
can be obtained by the web is still an unsolved issue. Non-reliable online information may …

Purpose Cyberchondria describes excessive or repeated online health-related information
seeking associated with an increased level of health anxiety. Given the nascent nature of the …

Methods Term of “rotator cuff tear” was entered to the searching bar of YouTube and the first
50 YouTube videos about rotator cuff tear with the highest view counts were recorded and …

Objective. Breast cancer is the most common cancer type among women worldwide. Today,
health consumers search the Internet to gain health information about many diseases …

The purpose of the present study was to assess the quality of information available on
YouTube videos pertaining to thyroid cancer. A search of YouTube (http://www. youtube …

Methoden Zur Beantwortung der Fragestellungen wurde eine an der deutschen
Gesamtbevölkerung stratifizierte Onlinebefragung (N= 3000) durchgeführt. Der Fragebogen …

Background Evaluation of the accuracy, quality and reliability of written and visual health
contents on the internet by healthcare professionals. Aims The objective of this study was to …

Background As a result of demographic changes, the number of people aged 60 years and
older has been increasing steadily. Therefore, older adults have become more important as …

Googling and using apps for health-related information are highly prevalent worldwide. So
far, little is known about the emotional, body-related, and behavioral effects of using both …

Background The internet is being widely used for seeking health information. However,
there is no consensus on the association between health information seeking on the internet …