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Patients retrieving additional information via the Internet: A trend analysis in a Swedish population, 2000—05

Overview of attention for article published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, September 2016
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Title
Patients retrieving additional information via the Internet: A trend analysis in a Swedish population, 2000—05
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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, September 2016
DOI 10.1080/14034940701280750
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Authors

Mikael Rahmqvist, Ana-Claudia Bara

Abstract

To examine the trends over five years for patients' seeking online additional health information about their disease/health problem to what the doctor has been giving, and investigate any differences in information-seeking behaviour according to age, gender, self-perceived health status, living area, and type of medical encounter.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 3%
Norway 1 2%
Tanzania, United Republic of 1 2%
Switzerland 1 2%
Unknown 59 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 12 19%
Lecturer 9 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 11%
Student > Bachelor 6 9%
Student > Master 6 9%
Other 19 30%
Unknown 5 8%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 19 30%
Social Sciences 10 16%
Computer Science 6 9%
Psychology 4 6%
Arts and Humanities 4 6%
Other 14 22%
Unknown 7 11%