2014, Volume 7, Issue 3, pp 310 – 316

Cause and effect: the linkage between the health information seeking behavior and the online environment- a review

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Correspondence to:Gheorghe, I.R. “Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Blvd., District 5, code 050474, Bucharest, Romania Phone/ Fax: + 40 21 318 07 59, E-mail: raluca.gheorghe@umf.ro

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Today, health care consumers are taking more control over their health care problems, investing more time in finding and getting information as well as looking for proper methods in order to investigate more closely the health care information received from their physicians. Unfortunately, in health care consumers’ views, the trustworthiness of health authorities and institutions has declined in the last years. So, consumers have found a new solution to their health problems, that is, the Internet. Recently, studies revealed that consumers seeking for health information have more options to look for data in comparison to the methods used a few years ago. Therefore, due to the available technology, consumers have more outlets to search for information. For instance, the Internet is a source that has revolutionized the way consumers seek data due its customized methods of assessing both quantitative and qualitative information which may be achieved with minimal effort and low costs, offering at the same time, several advantages such as making the decision process more efficient.

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PMC ID: 4233431
PubMed ID: 25408746
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Article Publishing Date (print): 15-09-2014
Available Online: 25-09-2014

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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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