Use of online health information to manage children's health care: A prospective study investigating parental decisions Healthcare needs and demand

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Walsh, Anne M ^a   Hamilton, Kyra ^b   White, Katherine M ^a   Hyde, Melissa K ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Child online health information; Online information seeking behaviour; Parental decision making; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84926677645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0793-4     Document Type: Article

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