Barriers to and facilitators of online health information-seeking behaviours among cancer patients: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Disparities in cancer care contribute to higher rates of cancer mortality. Online health information would be a resource for cancer patients to obtain knowledge and make health decisions. However, factors that hinder or facilitate online searching behaviours among patients remain unexplored. The current systematic review aims to identify and synthesise evidence of cancer patients' barriers to and facilitators of online health information-seeking behaviours. Methods: Electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus) were systematically searched, and a total of 123 full-text studies were reviewed of which 24 met the inclusion criteria. Results: Thematic analysis was performed to identify barriers and facilitators of online health information-seeking behaviours. Se

SUBMITTER: Ferraris G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725105 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature