Im Gesundheitswesen ist seit einiger Zeit schon ein Wandel der Rollenverständnisse in der
Arzt-Patienten-Beziehung zu beobachten. Im Zuge dieses Prozesses wird von Patient …

Health information-seeking behavior is the process of gathering information about health
and disease and can be influential for health-related perception and behavior. University …

Patients' participation in healthcare requires comprehensive health knowledge and can
benefit from online health information seeking behaviours (O-HISB). The internet is a …

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 …

Objectives Health information seeking on behalf of others is an important form of social
support by which laypeople provide important sources of information for patients. Based on …

Internet searches for health-related purposes are common, with search engines like Google
being the most popular starting point. However, results on the popularity of health …

Kommunikation über Gesundheitsthemen ist im Alltag, in den Medien und auch in
professionellen Kontexten der Prävention und Gesundheitsversorgung von großer …

Objective This study explored the information women want to know about HPV and cervical
cancer, and the enablers or inhibitors that may contribute to, or prevent, seeking online …

Awareness is vital for cancer prevention. US studies show a strong link between web
searches and cancer incidence. In Europe, the relationship remains unclear. This study …

Background Seeking information on mental health issues–both for oneself and on behalf of
others (so-called surrogate-seeking)–is a critical early step in dealing with mental illness …