Exploration of consumers' navigation of online health information
This research investigated how consumers with chronic health conditions seek online health information to assist self-management of their conditions. The proportion of online information seekers requiring support to find pertinent health information was determined, and their preferences for support...
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Curtin University
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1049 |
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| author | Lee, Kenneth Junjie |
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| description | This research investigated how consumers with chronic health conditions seek online health information to assist self-management of their conditions. The proportion of online information seekers requiring support to find pertinent health information was determined, and their preferences for support were explored. A commercial initiative in this field was presented and critiqued as a case study. An exploratory sequential mixed methodological design overarched the research, and theories and models relating to this research were inductively critiqued. |
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| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
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| language | English |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-10492018-03-05T05:58:46Z Exploration of consumers' navigation of online health information Lee, Kenneth Junjie This research investigated how consumers with chronic health conditions seek online health information to assist self-management of their conditions. The proportion of online information seekers requiring support to find pertinent health information was determined, and their preferences for support were explored. A commercial initiative in this field was presented and critiqued as a case study. An exploratory sequential mixed methodological design overarched the research, and theories and models relating to this research were inductively critiqued. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1049 en Curtin University restricted |
| spellingShingle | Lee, Kenneth Junjie Exploration of consumers' navigation of online health information |
| title | Exploration of consumers' navigation of online health information |
| title_full | Exploration of consumers' navigation of online health information |
| title_fullStr | Exploration of consumers' navigation of online health information |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploration of consumers' navigation of online health information |
| title_short | Exploration of consumers' navigation of online health information |
| title_sort | exploration of consumers' navigation of online health information |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1049 |