Self-reported effects of online medical information on offline medical behaviour

G. Ongena; Ronald S. Batenburg; Lidwien van de Wijngaert

Self-reported effects of online medical information on offline medical behaviour

G. Ongena
, Ronald S. Batenburg
, Lidwien van de Wijngaert

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

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Abstract

This study shows an initial direction of research where online behaviour is linked to offline behaviour of health consumers. Although no significance where found between online medical resources, it is stipulated that people are influenced by online medical information about their (possible) diseases or symptoms. Medical care providers should be aware of consumers that are heavily using the Internet as a resource of information reflecting back to their own situation. They should not reject this information immediately, but emphasize this and guide these people to professional websites or online communities to prevent unhealthy situations. Discussing online information can only increase the knowledge of the patient, to the extent that he or she can act upon it.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	25th Bled eConference eDependability: Reliable and Trustworthy eStructures, eProcesses, eOperations and eServices for the Future
Place of Publication	Bled, Slovenia
Publisher	University of Maribor
Pages	486-496
Publication status	Published - 17 Jun 2012
Event	25th Bled eConference 2012: eDependability: Reliable and Trustworthy eStructures, eProcesses, eOperations and eServices for the Future - Bled, Slovenia Duration: 17 Jun 2012 → 20 Jun 2012 Conference number: 25

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Publisher	University of Maribor

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Conference	25th Bled eConference 2012
Country/Territory	Slovenia
City	Bled
Period	17/06/12 → 20/06/12

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METIS-287689
IR-81243

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Ongena, G, Batenburg, RS & van de Wijngaert, L 2012, Self-reported effects of online medical information on offline medical behaviour. in 25th Bled eConference eDependability: Reliable and Trustworthy eStructures, eProcesses, eOperations and eServices for the Future. University of Maribor, Bled, Slovenia, pp. 486-496, 25th Bled eConference 2012, Bled, Slovenia, 17/06/12. <http://aisel.aisnet.org/bled2012/25>

Self-reported effects of online medical information on offline medical behaviour. / Ongena, G.; Batenburg, Ronald S.; van de Wijngaert, Lidwien.
25th Bled eConference eDependability: Reliable and Trustworthy eStructures, eProcesses, eOperations and eServices for the Future. Bled, Slovenia: University of Maribor, 2012. p. 486-496.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Self-reported effects of online medical information on offline medical behaviour

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