Pregnancy e-health: A multicenter Italian cross-sectional study on internet use and decision-making among pregnant women

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1013-1018

  Bert, Fabrizio ^a   Gualano, Maria Rosaria ^a   Brusaferro, Silvio ^b   De Vito, Elisabetta ^c   de Waure, Chiara ^d   La Torre, Giuseppe ^e   Manzoli, Lamberto ^f   Messina, Gabriele ^g   Todros, Tullia ^a   Torregrossa, Maria Valeria ^h   Siliquini, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DECISION MAKING; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH MONITORING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNET; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ITALY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

GYNAECOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890149631     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202584     Document Type: Article

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