Pew Internet Research: E-patients June 18, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in e-patient, Health, Health 2.0, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0.trackback
Here is the latest Pew Internet Research report about online health information and the world of e-patients. A few excerpts:
61% of American adults look online for health information.
In 2000, 46% of American adults had access to the internet, 5% of U.S. households had broadband connections, and 25% of American adults looked online for health information. Now, 74% of American adults go online, 57% of American households have broadband connections, and 61% of adults look online for health information. We use the term “e-patient” to describe this group.
American adults continue to turn to traditional sources of health information, even as many of them deepen their engagement with the online world.
A majority of e-patients access user-generated health information.
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