Health information-seeking behavior among Congolese refugees [PDF]
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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Online Health Information Seeking Behavior: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel), 2021 The last five years have seen a leap in the development of information technology and social media. Seeking health information online has become popular. It has been widely accepted that online health information seeking behavior has a positive impact on health information consumers. Due to its importance, online health information seeking behavior has
Jia X, Pang Y, Liu LS.
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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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Influencing factors of maternal online health information-seeking behavior [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionAs an important social group, mothers possess unique physiological and psychological characteristics. They may rely on Internet sources for obtaining health information about themselves and their children.MethodsBased on the Elaboration ...
Huajie Xu, Yanping Zhou, Xiaotong Wang
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Associations Among Online Health Information Seeking Behavior, Online Health Information Perception, and Health Service Utilization: Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Medical Internet ResearchBackgroundSeeking online health information can empower individuals to better understand their health concerns, facilitating their ability to manage their health conditions more effectively.
Hongmin Li +4 more
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Predictive Factors for Online Health Information-Seeking Behavior among Adults in the Russian Federation [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2022 Background: The internet is fast becoming one of the key instruments for seeking health-related information. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with internet use for health information among adults in the Russian Federation and to ...
Nikita Valerevich Polukhin +1 more
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The impact of individual factors on health information-seeking behavior of infertile couples undergoing assisted reproductive technologies: Longo model [PDF]
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2023 Background: This study investigated the impact of individual factors on the Health information-seeking behavior (HISB) of infertile couples undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART).
Nader Alishan Karami +4 more
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Digital pathways to healthcare: a systematic review for unveiling the trends and insights in online health information-seeking behavior [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthThe importance of seeking online health information cannot be overstated when addressing public health concerns. Researchers must comprehensively review the literature on online health information seeking to fully comprehend the underlying behaviors and ...
Yang Fu +4 more
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Research Progress and Model Construction for Online Health Information Seeking Behavior [PDF]
Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, 2022 Under the background of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), online health information seeking has become one of the most important information needs of the public and even the only channel for health information seeking in this special period.
Zhi-Wei Liu
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Health information seeking behavior of female breast cancer patients
Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2018 BACKGROUND AND AIM: One of the methods for involving breast cancer patients in their own treatment is to provide them with credible and simple information.
Zahra Ghazavi-Khorasgani +3 more
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