The Influence of Online Health Information Seeking Before a Consultation on Anxiety, Satisfaction, and Information Recall, Mediated by Patient Participation: Field Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Today, many cancer patients engage in online health information seeking (OHIS). However, little is known about how patients differ in their OHIS levels. In addition, OHIS might influence patient participation during a consultation with a physician, which might mediate the effects on patient outcomes.

Objective

The aim of this study is twofold: first, to provide insight into which personal characteristics and psychosocial factors affect patients' OHIS levels and, second, to test the hypothesis that the effects of OHIS on patient outcomes are mediated by patient participation during the consultation.

Methods

Patient participation was operationalized in terms of patients' absolute word count; the relative contribution of the patient, compared with the health c

SUBMITTER: de Looper M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8290326 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature