Objective: To survey a cross section of patients presenting to three urban primary care
clinics to understand online health information search behaviors. Design and analysis: At …

An increasing number of patients use the internet to obtain information about health.
Although some information is available about how health professionals use the internet, little …

Background: As health care systems around the world shift toward models that emphasize
self-care management, there is increasing pressure for patients to obtain health information …

Health-related websites have the potential to powerfully influence the attitudes and behavior
of consumers. Access to reliable disease information online has been linked to reduced …

Background The insurance mandate of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of
people with health coverage in the United States. There is speculation that this increase in …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the percentage of patients enrolled in a primary care practice
who use the Internet for health information, to describe the types of information sought, to …

Background Millions of consumers have accessed health information online. However, little
is known about their health status. Objective To explore use of Internet health information …

We explored a diverse sample of family medicine patients' use of the internet for health
information. Primary objectives were to determine the extent of access to the Internet, and …

OBJECTIVE: Health information is one of the most frequently sought topics on the Internet. A
review of the literature was carried out to determine the use of the Internet for health …

Context: Although patient use of online resources to locate health-related information is
increasing, few large-scale studies investigating ramifications to patient health and the …