A rapid review of consumer health information needs and preferences

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1634-1642

  Ramsey, Imogen ^a   Corsini, Nadia ^a,b   Peters, Micah D J ^b   Eckert, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer health information; Information seeking behavior; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES;

AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 85018652106     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.04.005     Document Type: Review

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