TY - CHAP
T1 - Examining the role of the Internet in health behaviour
AU - Sillence, Elizabeth
AU - Briggs, Pamela
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This article explores the role of the Internet in health behaviour, with particular emphasis on the issue of trust and trusting behaviours, as this is seen as key to determining the impact of the Internet on health outcomes. It is organized as follows. The first section discusses the role of the Internet in the context of health information and advice, exploring broader issues such as user motivation and outcomes in terms of perceived health benefits, as well as interactions with healthcare professionals. The article then goes on to examine the types of health websites available, and explores issues of advice and information quality. The following section examines the context of trust in relation to online health advice and information, and presents a staged model of trust that helps reconcile differences in the literature. The last section presents a validation of the staged model through in-depth, longitudinal qualitative work.
AB - This article explores the role of the Internet in health behaviour, with particular emphasis on the issue of trust and trusting behaviours, as this is seen as key to determining the impact of the Internet on health outcomes. It is organized as follows. The first section discusses the role of the Internet in the context of health information and advice, exploring broader issues such as user motivation and outcomes in terms of perceived health benefits, as well as interactions with healthcare professionals. The article then goes on to examine the types of health websites available, and explores issues of advice and information quality. The following section examines the context of trust in relation to online health advice and information, and presents a staged model of trust that helps reconcile differences in the literature. The last section presents a validation of the staged model through in-depth, longitudinal qualitative work.
KW - Internet users-Psychology
KW - Internet-Social aspects
UR - https://librarysearch.northumbria.ac.uk:443/northumbria:default_scope:44UON_ALMA2132366950003181
UR - https://librarysearch.northumbria.ac.uk:443/northumbria:default_scope:44UON_ALMA2132366950003181
U2 - 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199561803.013.0022
DO - 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199561803.013.0022
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780198568001
SP - 347
EP - 359
BT - The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology
A2 - Joinson, Adam N.
PB - Oxford University Press
CY - Oxford
ER -