Surfing Their Way to Health Information
June 2003
A recent study in the May 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that about 20% of American adults went online to search for heath information in 2001. Researchers from Stanford University conducted an online survey of a nationally representative sample of adults aged 21 years and older in December 2001 through January 2002. Of the 8,935 responses, 40% said that they searched online for health information in the previous year, and 50% said they had Internet access. Previous studies have reported that as many as 75% to 80% of U.S. adults have gone online for health information. Researchers say that concerns over the accuracy of health information on the Web may cause people not to search for information online. Other findings from the survey were that 5% ordered prescription drugs online, and 6% used e-mail to communicate with healthcare providers in 2001
A recent study in the May 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that about 20% of American adults went online to search for heath information in 2001. Researchers from Stanford University conducted an online survey of a nationally representative sample of adults aged 21 years and older in December 2001 through January 2002. Of the 8,935 responses, 40% said that they searched online for health information in the previous year, and 50% said they had Internet access. Previous studies have reported that as many as 75% to 80% of U.S. adults have gone online for health information. Researchers say that concerns over the accuracy of health information on the Web may cause people not to search for information online. Other findings from the survey were that 5% ordered prescription drugs online, and 6% used e-mail to communicate with healthcare providers in 2001
A recent study in the May 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that about 20% of American adults went online to search for heath information in 2001. Researchers from Stanford University conducted an online survey of a nationally representative sample of adults aged 21 years and older in December 2001 through January 2002. Of the 8,935 responses, 40% said that they searched online for health information in the previous year, and 50% said they had Internet access. Previous studies have reported that as many as 75% to 80% of U.S. adults have gone online for health information. Researchers say that concerns over the accuracy of health information on the Web may cause people not to search for information online. Other findings from the survey were that 5% ordered prescription drugs online, and 6% used e-mail to communicate with healthcare providers in 2001
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