Web-Based Health Information-Seeking Methods and Time Since Provider Engagement: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of web-based methods to seek health information is increasing in popularity. As web-based health information (WHI)-seeking affects health-related decision support and chronic symptom self-management, WHI-seeking from online sources may impact health care decisions and outcomes, including care-seeking decisions. Patients who are routinely connected to physicians are more likely to receive better and more consistent care. Little is known about whether WHI-seeking impacts the frequency at which patients engage with health care providers.

Objective

Our primary objective was to describe the associations between the use of web-based methods to seek information about one's own health and the time since last engaging with a health care provider about one's own hea

SUBMITTER: Shaveet E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9752449 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature