Online health information-seeking behaviour of patients attending a primary care clinic in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study.

Hooi Min LimSwee Shiuan WongKah Chun YipFelicia Wen Si ChangAdrian Jian Zhi ChinChin Hai TeoAdina AbdullahChirk Jenn Ng

Published in: Family practice (2021)

Online HISB was common among primary care patients; however, their eHealth literacy was low, with suboptimal appraisal skills to evaluate the accuracy of online health information.

Keyphrases

health information
primary care
social media
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
mental health
risk factors