Chronically connected? Internet use among adolescents with chronic conditions.
Little is known about Internet use among adolescents with chronic conditions (CCs). Our results indicate that CC females, but not males, are more likely to be heavy Internet users than their peers. CC youths are also more likely to visit health-related web sites, but less frequently than other sites.
Suris
Joan-Carles
JC
Research Group on Adolescent Health, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. joan-carles.suris@chuv.ch
Akré
Christina
C
Berchtold
André
A
Bélanger
Richard E
RE
Michaud
Pierre-André
PA
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D055809:Illness Behavior; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology