Patients With Cancer Searching for Cancer- or Health-Specific Web-Based Information: Performance Test Analysis.

Lukas Lange Holger Schulz Gero Endsin Christiane Bleich

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)

A substantial group of patients with cancer did not have the necessary skills to benefit from cancer-related internet searches. Future interventions are needed to support patients in the development of sufficient internet-searching skills, focusing particularly on information and evaluation skills.

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