Background Most households in the United Kingdom have Internet access, and health-
related Internet use is increasing. The National Health Service (NHS) Direct website is the …

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 …

Background The Internet is a common resource that patients and consumers use to access
health-related information. Multiple practical, cultural, and socioeconomic factors influence …

This article presents descriptive data from surveys that probed the use of health information
by Internet users in Australia and New Zealand. Using this data, the article also contributes …

Background The abundance of health information available online provides consumers with
greater access to information pertinent to the management of health conditions. This is …

Increasingly, consumers engage in health information seeking via the Internet. Taking a
communication perspective, this review argues why public health professionals should be …

This is an exploratory study that described the prevalence and patterns of internet health
information seeking in Hong Kong. A convenient sample of 443 individuals completed the …

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: Relatively little is known about the extent to which young adults use the Internet
as a health information resource and whether there are factors that distinguish between …

Background The Internet is one of the main resources of health information especially for
young adults, but website content is not always trustworthy or validated. Little is known about …