The influence of online health information on health decisions: A systematic review

DK Thapa, DC Visentin, R Kornhaber, S West… - Patient education and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives This systematic review assessed the influence of online health information (OHI)
search behaviour on health and medical decisions. Methods Eligible studies were identified …

Is TikTok a high-quality source of information on thyroid cancer?

S Yang, J Zhan, X Xu - Endocrine, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Increased Internet users tend to use online video platforms as a source of
medical information. There are many thyroid cancer-related videos on TikTok, the most …

Information-seeking behavior and its associated factors among patients with diabetes in a resource-limited country: a cross-sectional study

M Mengiste, MH Ahmed, A Bogale… - … Metabolic Syndrome and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. The
burden of diabetes mellitus is increasing rapidly in developing countries, including Ethiopia …

Fitness information-seeking behavior among female university students: A qualitative study

S Jalali, M Keshvari, MR Soleymani - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Obsession with the physique and appearance is a by-product of consumer societies. As
such, fitness and slimming have now become major concerns of Iranian females. This study …

Lower educational status interferes with maternal iodine intake during both pregnancy and lactation

L Samson, I Hircsu, M Katko, M Bodor… - Endocrine …, 2021 - ec.bioscientifica.com
Objective: To investigate factors affecting conscious iodine intake among pregnant and
lactating women in a rural area in Hungary. Methods: Pregnant women were studied and …

[HTML][HTML] Social media and the transformation of the physician-patient relationship

EME Forgie, H Lai, B Cao, E Stroulia… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
As many as 80% of internet users seek health information online. The social determinants of
health (SDoH) are intimately related to who has access to the internet and health care as a …

Harnessing mobile technology to support type 2 diabetes self-management among Chinese and Hispanic immigrants: a mixed-methods acceptability study

K Yu, S Wu, R Liu, I Chi - Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Immigrant populations are more likely to suffer a significant amount of distress caused by
type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Mobile health applications (mHealth apps) make T2DM self …

Measuring online health‐seeking behaviour: Construction and initial validation of a new scale

M Popovac, R Roomaney - British Journal of Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Online health‐seeking behaviour (OHSB) such as information‐and support‐
seeking encompasses a range of motivations and outcomes, but few studies consider the …

The role of care-seeking behavior and patient communication pattern in online health information-seeking behavior-a cross-sectional survey

MG Akakpo - Pan African Medical Journal, 2022 - ajol.info
Introduction: online health information-seeking behaviour has been on the increase and
patients are seeking more responsibility in decisions about their health. Previous studies …

[HTML][HTML] The attitudes of Egyptian web-based health information seekers toward health information provided through the Internet: Qualitative study

M Ghweeba, A Lindenmeyer, S Shishi… - JMIR Formative …, 2022 - formative.jmir.org
Background: The internet has become an established source of health information for many
Egyptian internet users. Understanding users' attitudes toward the benefits and limitations of …