Health outcomes of online consumer health information: A systematic mixed studies review with framework synthesis.

ABSTRACT: The Internet has become the first source of consumer health information. Most theoretical and empirical studies are centered on information needs and seeking, rather than on information outcomes. This review's purpose is to explore and explain health outcomes of Online Consumer Health Information (OCHI) in primary care. A participatory systematic mixed studies review with a framework synthesis was undertaken. Starting from an initial conceptual framework, our specific objectives were to (a) identify types of OCHI outcomes in primary care, (b) identify factors associated with these outcomes, and (c) integrate these factors and outcomes into a comprehensive revised framework combining an information theory and a psychosocial theory of behavior. The results of 65 included studies were synthes

SUBMITTER: Pluye P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6686988 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature