The prepared patient: Information seeking of online support group members before their medical appointments

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 960-978

  Hu, Xinyi ^a   Bell, Robert A ^b   Kravitz, Richard L ^b   Orrange, Sharon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF HELP; TIME; TRUST; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TIME FACTORS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867523386     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.650828     Document Type: Review

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