Haematology patients and the internet - The use of on-line health information and the impact on the patient-doctor relationship

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 223-238

  Rider, Tom ^a   Malik, Muzaffar ^b   Chevassut, Timothy ^c  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Haematology; Health information; Internet; Patient education; Patient doctor relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMATOLOGIST; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ON LINE HEALTH INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRUST; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADOLESCENT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; HEMATOLOGY; INFORMATION SEEKING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUST;

EID: 84908240860     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.06.018     Document Type: Article

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