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Cyber Behaviors of Self Health Care Management
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Author(s): Gül Seçkin (University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 13
Source title:
Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Zheng Yan (University at Albany - SUNY, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch061
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Abstract
The use of social computing technologies for health information and support has been of growing interest among researchers. Eight in ten computer connected individuals browse the Internet for health information, which makes it one of the most common online activities (Tanis, 2008). The Internet technology has produced a revolutionary change in the availability and the amount of health and medical information to patients. Sometimes referred to as the informaticization of medicine, a whole new field of knowledge around medical information and communication in cyber space emerged in the late 1990s. As the technologies for health management develop, it becomes more important to explore the health management behavior of computer-connected patients. This entry aims to serve this purpose by discussing the background and current state of knowledge about how usage of the Internet technology affects individuals’ self health care management behavior.
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