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Changes in online health usage over the last 5 years

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Elizabeth Sillence,

Pam Briggs,

Peter Harris,

Lesley FishwickAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '06: CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1125451.1125698

Published: 21 April 2006 Publication History

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This paper describes changes in the use of e-health services over a 5-year period. It compares findings from two large-scale questionnaire studies undertaken in 2000 and 2005. Key changes in usage and trust practices are noted with patients "acting as scientists" using web sites to test out theories regarding their health. Future analyses regarding trust and identity markers are discussed.

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Changes in online health usage over the last 5 years
1. Information systems
  1. Information retrieval
    1. Information retrieval query processing
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Computing / technology policy
    1. Medical information policy

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