Health Information Accessed on the Internet : The Development in 5 European Countries

Joint Authors

Kummervold, Per Egil
Wynn, Rolf

Source

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-12-05

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

The aim of this study was to summarize and analyse findings from four prior studies on the use of the Internet as a source of health information in five European countries (Norway, Denmark, Germany, Greece, and Portugal).

A cross-study comparison of data was performed.

All the studies included fit with a trend of a sharp and continuous growth in the use of the Internet for health information access in the major part of the last decade.

Importantly, the Internet has become an important mass media source of health information in northern Europe.

While the use of the Internet for health information is somewhat less common in the south European countries, its use is also clearly increasing there.

We discuss the advantages of cross-study comparisons of data and methodological challenges.

As the use of the Internet for health information is likely to peak in some countries in the near future, new population surveys on health information access should focus more on the details of information that is accessed and which sites that are most used and trusted.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Kummervold, Per Egil& Wynn, Rolf. 2012. Health Information Accessed on the Internet : The Development in 5 European Countries. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Kummervold, Per Egil& Wynn, Rolf. Health Information Accessed on the Internet : The Development in 5 European Countries. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461420

American Medical Association (AMA)

Kummervold, Per Egil& Wynn, Rolf. Health Information Accessed on the Internet : The Development in 5 European Countries. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461420

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-461420