LibGuides: Evaluation of Health Information on the Web: Reports & Guidelines

Discussion

There are several ways health information seekers choose to search the internet and there are a variety of ways in which they use the information they find. This page provides websites which feature statistics, discussions, and standards to follow in regard to online health information.

Pew Survey of Online Health Habits (2013)
The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) compiled a list of reports detailing the use of the internet as a health information resource.
Health Online (2013) (Pew Internet & American Life)
Article summarizing the findings of a survey done by the Pew Research Centre regarding the usage of the internet to find health information.
Health Information Seeking Behaviour Among US Adults (2017)
A study looking a the factors contributing to health information seeking behaviour.
Can Patients Trust Online Health Information? (2019)
Peer-reviewed article reviewing the quality of online health information.
The Internet as a Source of Health Information and Services (2019)
Peer-reviewed article published detailing a study whose purpose was to investigate how the internet is being used as a health information resource.