How will Internet Use Affect the Patient? A Review of Computer Network and Closed Internet-based System Studies and the Implications in Understanding How the Use of the Internet Affects Patient Populations

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15084751
AutoresSarah Bauerle Ba (0000-0003-2742-1609, Temple University, autor de correspondencia), Sarah Bauerle Bass
Año2003
Volumen8
Número1
Páginas25-38
Fecha de publicación2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1359105303008001427
PMID22113898
OpenAlexW2131937679
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas37

The widespread use of the Internet by patients is transforming the delivery of health information. Little research has been done, however, to assess the relationship between patients' use of online health resources and self efficacy, behavior or health status. To understand these effects and create a national research agenda, professionals should establish theoretically based studies. This article provides an overview of studies using computer networks and Internet-based closed systems in which a specific population has access to online health tools similar to those available on the Internet. These studies provide a microcosm of the effects Internet use may have on a patient's health-related behaviors. Three areas of proposed research will be explored: content research; process research; and outcomes research

Environmental health · Internet privacy · Internet research · Population · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour