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    Acknowledgments

    On behalf of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, I would like to acknowledge the following contributions to this study: Tom Ferguson, MD, coined the term “e-patients” to describe individuals who are equipped, enabled, empowered and engaged in their health and health care decisions. Dr. Ferguson’s book, “E-Patients: How They Can Help Us Heal […]

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    Methodology

    All numerical data covered in this report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans’ use of the internet. Telephone interviews were conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International between August 1 to August 31, 2006, among a sample of 2,928 adults, 18 and older. For results based on the total […]

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    Part 2. Searching for Answers Online

    E-patients with chronic conditions are likely to be searching for answers to their own health questions. As in past surveys, we asked respondents to think about the last time they went online for health or medical information, hoping to capture a portrait of a typical health search.[8.numoffset=”8″ “Online Health Search 2006” (Pew Internet & American […]

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    Oregon’s ’Death with Dignity’ Law: 10 Years Later

    Washington, D.C. Ten years have passed since Oregon became the first state in the nation to authorize doctors to assist terminally ill patients in voluntarily ending their lives. Although some predicted the legalization of physician-assisted suicide (also called physician aid in dying) in other states, similar measures have since been defeated in California, Hawaii and […]

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    Part 1. 113 Million Internet Users Seek Health Information Online

    Eight in ten internet users have looked online for health information – the same portion as in 2002 and 2004. Eighty percent of American internet users have searched for information on at least one major health topic online, the same portion as in 2002 and 2004.[2.numoffset=”2″ “Health Information Online” (Pew Internet & American Life Project, […]

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    Part 2. A Typical Search for Health Information

    Introduction We asked respondents to think about the last time they went online for health or medical information, hoping to capture a portrait of a typical health search. As in past surveys,[6.numoffset=”6″ “Vital Decisions: How internet users decide what information to trust when they or their loved ones are sick” (Pew Internet & American Life […]

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