Understanding what cancer patients need to know and from whom they receive information
during the course of care is essential to ensuring quality care. We reviewed 112 articles …

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and traditional medicine (TM) are important
social phenomena. This article reviews the sociological literature on the topic. First, it …

Seeking information about one's health is increasingly documented as a key coping strategy
in health-promotive activities and psychosocial adjustment to illness. In this article, the …

Increasing number of individuals are using the internet to meet their health information
needs; however, little is known about the characteristics of online health information seekers …

There is little information available about how and why parents of children with autism
spectrum disorders (ASD) make decisions regarding which of the many available treatments …

Introduction This study used social network theory to explore the role of social support and
social networks in health information–seeking behavior among Korean American (KA) …

By using the theories of help-seeking behavior and health-information seeking, this article
demonstrates the relationship between chronic illness, retrieving health information from the …

OBJECTIVE: There is much research describing cancer patients' information needs and their
use of the Internet, print media, and other sources to fulfill these needs. Yet little is known …

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supporting high quality research and learning that transforms society and our understanding of …

In Australia, it is estimated that around 17% to 87% of cancer patients have used one form of
complementary therapy during their cancer treatment. There are numerous reasons and …