The Internet And Health Care: Theory, Research, And Practice (lea's Communication Series)

The Internet and Health Care : Theory, Research, and Practice presents an in-depth introduction to the field of health care and the Internet, from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. It combines expertise in the areas of the social sciences, medicine, policy, and systems analysis. With an international collection of contributors, it provides a current examination of key issues and research projects in the area. Methods and data used in the chapters include personal interviews, focus groups, observations, regional and national surveys, online transcript analysis, and much more. Sections in the book cover: *e-Health trends and theory; *searching, discussing, and evaluating online health information at the individual level of analysis; *discussing health information at the group or community level; and *implementing health information systems at the regional and social level. The Internet and Health Care will prove useful for university educators and students in the social, public health, and medical disciplines, including Internet researchers. It is also oriented to professionals in many disciplines who will appreciate an integrative theoretical, empirical, and critical analysis of the subject matter, including developers and providers of online health information. E-health Trends And Theory: E-health Beyond Internet Searches / Laura J. Gurak And Brenda L. Hudson -- E-research And E-learning : Could Online Virtual Environments Help Doctors Take Better Care Of Patients? / Monica Murero -- The State Of E-commerce In Health : An Examination, Diagnosis, And Prognosis / Pamela Whitten, Charles Steinfield, And Lorraine Buis -- Media Use Theory And Internet Use For Health Care / Mohan J. Dutta-bergman -- Searching, Discussing, And Evaluating Online Health Information: Singapore Internet Users' Health Information Search : Motivation, Perception Of Information Sources, And Self-efficacy / Evelyn Tang And Waipeng Lee -- Patients' Online Information-seeking Behavior / Ulrika Josefsson -- Internet Use In Physician Practice And Patient Interaction / Ronald E. Rice And James E. Katz -- Delivering The Goods : Midwives' Use Of The Internet / Sarah Stewart -- The Mysterious Maze Of The World Wide Web : How Can We Guide Consumers To High-quality Health Information On The Internet? / Joshua J. Seidman -- Support Groups And Communities: Online Communities For Mutual Help : Fears, Fiction, And Facts / Gerald Kral -- The Use Of The Internet For Health Information And Social Support : A Content Analysis Of Online Breast Cancer Discussion Groups / George A. Barnett And Jennie M. Hwang -- Designing And Implementing Virtual Patient Support Communities : A German Case Study / Jan Marco Leimeister And Helmut Krcmar -- Practice And Infrastructure: Technology And Health Information Privacy : Consumers And The Adoption Of Digital Medical Records Technology / Kier Wallis And Ronald E. Rice -- Web-based Computer-tailored Feedback On Alcohol Use : Motivating Excessive Drinkers To Consider Their Behavior / Suzanne Brunsting And Bas Van Den Putte -- Telehealth In Indigenous Communities In The Far North : Challenges For Continued Development / Lorna Heaton -- Internet In The War Against Hiv/aids In Asia / Indrajit Banerjee And Cecilia Leong Hsi-shi -- New Technologies And Public Health In Developing Countries : The Cell Preven Project / Walter H. Curioso. Edited By Monica Murero, Ronald E. Rice. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Cover Front Matter Title Page Copyright Table of Contents List of Tables and Figures Foreword: e-Health Benefits and Risks Foreword: e-Health Research Acknowledgments About the Contributors I. INTRODUCTION 1. E-Health Research II. E-HEALTH TRENDS AND THEORY 2. E-Health: Beyond Internet Searches 3. E-Research and E-Learning: Could Online Virtual Environments Help Doctors Take BeUer Care of Patients? 4. The State of E-Commerce in Health: An Examination, Diagnosis, and Prognosis 5. Media Use Theory and Internet Use for Health Care III. SEARCHING, DISCUSSING, AND EVALUATING ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION 6. Singapore Internet Users' Health Information Search: Motivation, Perception of Information Sources, and Self-Efficacy 7. Patients' Online Information-Seeking Behavior 8. Internet Use in Physician Practice and Patient Interaction 9. Delivering the Goods: Midwives' Use of the Internet 10. The Mysterious Maze of the World Wide Web: How Can We Guide Consumers to High-Quality Health Information on the Internet? IV. SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES 11. Online Communities for Mutual Help: Fears, Fiction, and Facts 12. The Use of the Internet for Health Information and Social Support: A Content Analysis of Online Breast Cancer Discussion Groups 13. Designing and Implementing Virtual Patient Support Communities: A German Case Study V. PRACTICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE 14 Technology and Health Information Privacy: Consumers and the Adoption of Digital Medical Records Technology 15. Web-Based Computer-Tailored Feedback on Alcohol Use: Motivating Excessive Drinkers to Consider Their Behavior 16. Telehealth in Indigenous Communities in the Far North: Challenges for Continued Development 17. Internet in the War Against HIV / AIDS in Asia 18. New Technologies and Public Health in Developing Countries: The Cell PREVEN Project Author Index Subject Index