Trust and Sources of Health Information

20051,542 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Bradford W. Hesse · National Cancer Institute

David E. Nelson

Gary L. Kreps · George Mason University

Robert T. Croyle · National Institutes of Health

Neeraj K. Arora · National Institutes of Health

Barbara K. Rimer · Department of Health

Kasisomayajula Viswanath · Harvard University Press

Abstract

The Health Information National Trends Survey data portray a tectonic shift in the ways in which patients consume health and medical information, with more patients looking for information online before talking with their physicians.

Topics & Keywords

Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare Social Media in Health Education

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Internal Medicine

Volume 165, Issue 22, pp. 2618-2618

DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.22.2618

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