Consumer health information on the Web: trends, issues, and strategies.
Medical-surgical nurses are at the forefront of the current trends in patient information and choice in medical care. The trends in health information access and quality, and decision support strategies are reviewed. Valuable online resources for nurses to share with their patients and families will be presented and applied using a case study. Elder health is used to illustrate these issues.
VanBiervliet
Alan
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College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Edwards-Schafer
Patricia
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D000368:Aged; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000639:trends; D020407:Internet; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care