Health consumers increasingly turn to the internet to understand diagnoses and symptoms of disease, to investigate treatment options, and to communicate with others about experiences of illness. This transdisciplinary Australian study explores internet practices of people with hepatitis C, a stigmatised blood borne virus. Data were collected during 20032005 from an online survey and face-to-face interviews. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive frequency statistics and Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA), and thematic analysis was applied to qualitative data. A Bourdieuian theoretical framework positions information practices in relation to dispositions of people with hepatitis C, and the sociotechnical and cultural contexts ...
Nearly 40% of Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and people with cancer are ...
The research presented in this thesis investigated aspects of health information on the Internet. Fi...
Internet and Information Technology have contributed immensely to an ever-changing information struc...
This presentation is based on interview data from a quantitative and qualitative research project ex...
Interview data from a quantitative and qualitative research project explores how people with hepatit...
This article describes the experience of people who have hepatitis C, particularly their daily life ...
A quantitative and qualitative research project explores the use of print- and internet-based inform...
Background: Many individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are undiagnosed.Purpose: This st...
OBJECTIVE There is much literature questioning the reliability and validity of internet-based inform...
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is mainly transmitted by exposure to infected blood, and...
Research indicates that chronic hepatitis C affects people's quality of life, but such reports are s...
The Internet harbors unparalleled volumes of information, including health information. Using the In...
Much has been reported about information-seeking behaviour in health contexts, specifically related ...
Hepatitis C is a significant public health issue in Australia, as it is in many countries around the...
Global eradication of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is hindered by infection persistence among high-preval...
Nearly 40% of Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and people with cancer are ...
The research presented in this thesis investigated aspects of health information on the Internet. Fi...
Internet and Information Technology have contributed immensely to an ever-changing information struc...
This presentation is based on interview data from a quantitative and qualitative research project ex...
Interview data from a quantitative and qualitative research project explores how people with hepatit...
This article describes the experience of people who have hepatitis C, particularly their daily life ...
A quantitative and qualitative research project explores the use of print- and internet-based inform...
Background: Many individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are undiagnosed.Purpose: This st...
OBJECTIVE There is much literature questioning the reliability and validity of internet-based inform...
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is mainly transmitted by exposure to infected blood, and...
Research indicates that chronic hepatitis C affects people's quality of life, but such reports are s...
The Internet harbors unparalleled volumes of information, including health information. Using the In...
Much has been reported about information-seeking behaviour in health contexts, specifically related ...
Hepatitis C is a significant public health issue in Australia, as it is in many countries around the...
Global eradication of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is hindered by infection persistence among high-preval...
Nearly 40% of Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and people with cancer are ...
The research presented in this thesis investigated aspects of health information on the Internet. Fi...
Internet and Information Technology have contributed immensely to an ever-changing information struc...