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Cogent Social Sciences, 2017 We live in a digital age and this has changed the landscape of health information. With the changing US demographic, otherwise acute diseases morphing into chronic diseases as a result of treatment advancements, and evolving health needs of the ...
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Social capital and health information seeking in China
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background People’s potentials to seek health information can be affected by their social context, such as their social networks and the resources provided through those social networks.
Qianfeng Lu +4 more
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Digital access and health outcomes: The moderating role of socioeconomic status in health information seeking [PDF]
Digital HealthObjective Digital health disparities represent a growing equity concern in an era of increasing reliance on digital platforms for health information, yet unequal access and utilization patterns may disadvantage vulnerable populations.
Yingying Cai
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Online Health Information Seeking: Implications for Self-Management in Hypertension [PDF]
Risk Management and Healthcare PolicyShiya Liu,1,2 Sufang Huang,1 Yaru Xiao,1 Jingjing Huang1,2 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Nursing, Tongji ...
Liu S, Huang S, Xiao Y, Huang J
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Editorial: Health information seeking, processing, and sharing
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Rachel L. Bailey
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Health information-seeking behavior among Congolese refugees
PLoS ONE, 2022 Background The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the extent to which Congolese refugees seek health information, to identify and assess the resources used while exercising Health Information-Seeking Behavior (HISB), and to identify ...
Elvis Longanga Diese +6 more
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Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2022 Background: Universal health coverage demands universal access to health information. However, in developing nations, a lack of health information continues to be a significant obstacle to evidence-based health care.
Masresha Derese Tegegne +5 more
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Health information seeking in the information society [PDF]
Health Information & Libraries Journal, 2012 AbstractThis article is the second student contribution to the Dissertations into Practice feature. It reports on a study that investigated the everyday health information‐seeking practices of a small group of the ‘general public’ and the implications for information‐seeking theory and health information provision.
Mukherjee, A., Bawden, D.
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The Estimation of Consumer’s Health Information Needs and Information Seeking
Journal of Information Management and Practices, 2022 The study purpose is to evaluate the attitude of consumers towards health information needs, behavior, and the source of health information. With this, it also identifies the hurdles being faced by the patients while collecting of health information.
Farhia Anam
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Health information seeking behavior (HISB) is a prevalent research topic. However, little is known about sociodemographic factors of HISB in China.
Liyun Liu
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