Exploring patients' health information communication practices with social network members as a foundation for consumer health IT design

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 363-374

  Valdez, Rupa Sheth ^a   Brennan, Patricia Flatley ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer health IT; Engineering design; Health information communication; Patient engagement; Qualitative research; Social network

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

CONSUMER HEALTHS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; PATIENT ENGAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SECOND DEGREE RELATIVE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MULTICENTER STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84924503975     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.01.014     Document Type: Article

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