Online Patient Groups
12% of internet users participate in an online patient group.
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12% of internet users participate in an online patient group.
This presentation provides data and insights about how the “participatory Web” may change how survey researchers think about online health information, as well as data on adults who continue to be offline in an online world.
Most internet users start at a search engine when looking for health information online. Very few check the source and date of the information they find.
This presentation contains a general overview of the internet population, an analysis of African Americans and the internet, and some thoughts about the internet’s impact on health and health care.
A national phone survey of bloggers finds that most are focused on describing their personal experiences to a relatively small audience of readers.
As more Americans come online, more rely on the internet for important health information. Fully 58% of those who found the internet to be crucial or important during a loved one’s recent health crisis say the single most important source of informat…
Older internet users may be easy targets for viruses, spyware and the like. Younger internet users take more chances online, but they also take more precautions.
Many parents go online to get information about their kids’ upcoming surgical procedures.
Bloggers over the age of 65 are a pretty rare, but interesting, group.
A wide-ranging survey of technology leaders, scholars, industry officials, and interested members of the public finds that most experts expect the internet to be more deeply integrated in our physical environments—with mixed results.
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