Objective To compare and summarize the literature regarding infodemics and health
misinformation, and to identify challenges and opportunities for addressing the issues of …

Background Internet sources are becoming increasingly important in seeking health
information, such that they may have a significant effect on health care decisions and …

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, digital health literacy (DHL) has become a significant public
health concern. This research aims to assess information seeking behavior, as well as the …

Background As the quality of online health information remains questionable, there is a
pressing need to understand how consumers evaluate this information. Past reviews …

When looking for health information, many people turn to the Internet. Searching for online
health information (OHI), however, also involves the risk of confirmation bias by means of …

Background: Digital health is growing at a rapid pace, and digital health literacy has
attracted increasing attention from the academic community. Objective: The purposes of this …

The concept of electronic health (eHealth) literacy evolved from the social and information
sciences and describes competencies necessary to use electronic health services. As it is a …

E-health can be defined as a set of technologies applied with the help of the internet, in
which healthcare services are provided to improve quality of life and facilitate healthcare …

Research has revealed both the benefits and harms of social media use, but the public has
very little guidance on how best to use social media to maximize the benefits to their health …

Objective Considering the status of the Internet as a prominent source of health information,
assessing online health material has become a central issue in patient education. We …