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Report
Oct 8, 2007Susannah Fox
Just half of adults with chronic conditions use the internet; but once online, they are avid consumers of health information.
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Presentation
May 4, 2007Susannah Fox
This presentation provides data and insights about how the "participatory Web" may change how survey researchers think about online health information, as well as data on adults who continue to be offline in an online world.
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More in: Health, Web 2.0
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Presentation
Feb 6, 2007Susannah Fox
Tagging, blogging, and social networking sites allow internet users to search for, catalog, and disseminate information.
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Report
Oct 29, 2006Susannah Fox
Most internet users start at a search engine when looking for health information online. Very few check the source and date of the information they find.
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More in: Health, Search
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Presentation
Jun 20, 2006Susannah Fox
This presentation contains a general overview of the internet population, an analysis of African Americans and the internet, and some thoughts about the internet’s impact on health and health care.
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More in: Digital Divide, Health
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Report
May 2, 2006Mary Madden, Susannah Fox
As more Americans come online, more rely on the internet for important health information. Fully 58% of those who found the internet to be crucial or important during a loved one’s recent health crisis say the single most important source of infor...
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Report
Apr 19, 2006John Horrigan, Lee Rainie
60 million Americans say that the internet helped them make big decisions or negotiate their way through major episodes in their lives.
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More in: Decision Making, Communities, Health
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Presentation
Mar 21, 2006Lee Rainie
Blogs are part of the bigger story about dramatic change in people's information environments. This presentation on health-related blogs focuses on their implication for health providers in communicating with patients and caregivers.
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Report
May 17, 2005Susannah Fox
Eight in ten internet users have looked online for information on at least one of 16 health topics, with increased interest since 2002 in diet, fitness, drugs, health insurance, experimental treatments, and particular doctors and hospitals.
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Presentation
Apr 14, 2005Susannah Fox
The presentation is an overview of several trends, including broadband adoption and a surge of interest in “every day” health topics, and how they affect the internet health landscape.
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