The last five years have seen a leap in the development of information technology and
social media. Seeking health information online has become popular. It has been widely …

Online health information, as an emerging field in health communication research, has
attracted close attention from researchers. To identify major determinants of why individuals …

Background Cyberchondria refers to an abnormal behavioral pattern in which excessive or
repeated online searches for health-related information are distressing or anxiety-provoking …

We live in a digital age and this has changed the landscape of health information. With the
changing US demographic, otherwise acute diseases morphing into chronic diseases as a …

The true extent of the mental health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic are unclear, but
early evidence suggests poorer mental health among those exposed to the pandemic. The …

Background First detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic
stretched the medical system in Wuhan and posed a challenge to the state's risk …

Guided by the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this study aims to
examine the key determinants that predispose individuals' online information seeking …

Objective This study integrates the risk perception attitude framework and social support to
examine factors influencing consumers' intentions to seek health information in mobile …

Using the Internet to obtain health information (“online health research,” OHR) is
commonplace. This article provides a systematic narrative review of evidence concerning …

This study examines the relationship between internet use and health outcomes (ie infant
mortality, under-five mortality, life expectancy) using generalized quantile regression …