Measuring actual ehealth literacy among patients with rheumatic diseases: A qualitative analysis of problems encountered using health 1.0 and health 2.0 applications

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Van Der Vaart, Rosalie ^a   Drossaert, Constance H C ^a   De Heus, Miriam ^b   Taal, Erik ^a   Van De Laar, Mart A F J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Arthritis Centre Twente   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EHealth; Health 2.0; Health care; Health information; Internet; Literacy; Online; Skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877307790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2428     Document Type: Article

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