Purpose Rural residents may have lower access to and use of certain health information
sources relative to urban residents. We investigated differences in information source …

Self-directed health information seeking has become increasingly common in recent years,
yet there is a substantial body of evidence suggesting that females are more likely to engage …

Objectives To identify health‐related websites Americans are using, demographic
characteristics associated with certain website type and how website type shapes users' …

The media is an important source of health information, especially critical in rural
communities with geographically-dispersed populations that are harder to reach through …

This manuscript analyzes the role that patient‐provider communication has in shaping
online health information seeking in patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease [CKD] …

Background There is increasing recognition of the benefits of exercise in individuals with
multiple sclerosis (MS), yet the MS population does not engage in sufficient amounts of …

Even as life expectancies increase, increasing numbers of people are living with chronic
illness and pain than ever before. Long-term self-management of chronic conditions …

People diagnosed with chronic illnesses are increasingly turning to the Internet to search for
information about their health. In some cases, these individuals also disclose personal …

Objective: To examine the association between older adults' trust in cancer information and
their preference for sources of this type of information. Design: Cross-sectional study …

Introduction: The increasing age, the presence of different diseases that affect the health of
individuals and the new opportunities of access to information are changing the process of …