Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5681933 | Patient Education and Counseling | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
To improve the effectiveness of patients' online health information-seeking behaviours and to enhance the effectiveness of technological interventions in this field, healthcare providers should target assessing and improving patient engagement and patient empowerment in their healthcare. It is important that health professionals acknowledge patients' online health information-seeking behaviours that they discuss the information offered by patients and guide them to reliable and accurate web sources.
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Authors
Guendalina Graffigna, Serena Barello, Andrea Bonanomi, Giuseppe Riva,