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Introduction
Consumers frequently use the Internet as an information source and it has been reported that 80% of adult Internet-users have accessed it for general health information [1]. More specifically, 36% of Internet-using consumers have used the Internet as a source of information on medicines [1].
It is broadly... | 14713661 | PMC1550579 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:16 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2003 Dec 19; 5(4):e33 |
Introduction
It has become increasingly common for consumers to gather information on their own about medical care for themselves and their families. In the last few years, the increasing involvement of consumers in medical care decisions has dovetailed with the explosion of the World Wide Web as an accessible informat... | 14713657 | PMC1550580 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:16 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2003 Nov 27; 5(4):e29 |
Introduction
Pregnant women and mothers of young children are active consumers of health information about themselves and their children, and there are countless books, magazines, videos, television programs, classes, and other resources on childbirth, parenting, and pediatrics from which mothers and mothers-to-be can ... | 15111273 | PMC1550581 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Mar 1; 6(1):e7 |
Introduction
Software for computer-assisted learning (CAL) in medicine has been available from the 1960s, or almost as long as computers. Results of evaluations of software for teaching and learning in medicine vary considerably, largely because of differences in the learning situations and in the evaluation design [1-... | 15111276 | PMC1550582 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Mar 5; 6(1):e10 |
Introduction
Planning nutritious and appetizing menus is a complex task that researchers have tried to computerize since the early 1960s [1,2]. Although a number of menu-planning systems have been developed in recent years, these systems are mainly used to assist healthy individuals calculate their calorie intake and t... | 15111270 | PMC1550583 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Jan 30; 6(1):e4 |
Introduction
Using Internet technology to improve health outcomes is a reasonable but still-unrealized goal. An increasing number of Internet services provide support for individuals with certain diagnoses, and there is rapid development of new computer-based programs targeting chronic conditions such as diabetes [1] a... | 15111267 | PMC1550584 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Jan 9; 6(1):e1 |
Introduction
The public may be more aware of the dangers of infectious diseases today than in any other era in recent history. The possibility of bioterrorism has become a real concern, as has preventing and controlling the spread of naturally occurring outbreaks such as the recent SARS (severe acute respiratory syndro... | 15111274 | PMC1550585 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Mar 3; 6(1):e8 |
Introduction
Pharmacy is an information intensive profession. The availability of affordable computers and the advancement of information technology have resulted in our ability to rapidly and effectively access, retrieve, analyze, share, and store large volumes of information pertinent to patient care [1].
To use tec... | 15111277 | PMC1550586 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Mar 29; 6(1):e11 |
Introduction
Recent years have seen a marked increase of interest in monitoring the quality of health care in the United States. Congress has mandated the annual release of a National Healthcare Quality Report, which will include results from consumer-reported surveys on health care quality [1]. Congress, a presidentia... | 15111268 | PMC1550587 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Jan 20; 6(1):e2 |
Introduction
Worldwide, more and more people are using the Internet. In 2002, 49% of the Swiss population was reported to be online [1]. A pharmacy-specific Internet site can serve as a "Welcome Wagon", providing information about the pharmacy's hours, staff, location, and services. It can also provide a channel for pa... | 15111275 | PMC1550588 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Mar 3; 6(1):e9 |
Introduction
Due to its access to vast segments of the population and its technological capabilities, the Internet has tremendous appeal as a vehicle for conducting randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) [1- 4]. In previous work we found it highly feasible to rapidly recruit individuals over the Internet into an ... | 15111272 | PMC1550589 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Feb 17; 6(1):e6 |
Introduction
There is hardly a more-distressing health event in a person's life than receiving a cancer diagnosis. Such a diagnosis often has been compared with a "blow to the head," or the feeling that the "world has changed forever." Often, intense feelings of anxiety and fear about oneself and the future of family m... | 15111269 | PMC1550590 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Jan 21; 6(1):e3 |
Introduction
An estimated 97% of youths between the ages of 12 and 18 use the Internet in the United States [1]. Although youths consistently report positive aspects of Internet use [2- 4], young people, parents, and politicians have raised concerns about the possible deleterious effects of exposure to negative sexual ... | 15111271 | PMC1550591 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Feb 6; 6(1):e5 |
Introduction
Searches for health information are among the most common reasons that consumers use the Internet. The Pew Internet & American Life Project (Pew) reported in 2003 that 80% of Americans with Internet access have used the Web to get health or medical information [1]. The Internet has transformed the ability ... | 15249267 | PMC1550592 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Jun 8; 6(2):e18 |
Introduction
The exponential growth in health-care consumerism and limitless consumer access to health information have propelled a surge in scholarship on eHealth [1]. In the last few years, the Internet has become central to the process of health-based consumer decision-making, resulting in a tremendous growth in exp... | 15249264 | PMC1550593 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 May 28; 6(2):e15 |
Introduction
Even before electronic medical records became available, there was interest in encouraging patients to review their medical records [1]. In doing so, researchers sought to educate, engage, and empower patients. At the same time, researchers recognized that the medical record contains technical language and... | 15249261 | PMC1550594 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 May 14; 6(2):e12 |
Introduction
The World Wide Web (WWW) has become an increasingly essential resource for health information consumers. One recent study estimated that 73 million US residents searched for health information online during the year 2002 [1]. The investigators estimated that seventy-odd percent of the online population sea... | 15249268 | PMC1550595 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Jun 21; 6(2):e19 |
Introduction
Background
During the last decade we have observed an increasing demand for better integration of patients in clinical and ambulatory health care [1]. Well-informed patients are better able to support their health and to use health services in a sensible way, thus contributing to their treatment outcome. P... | 15249265 | PMC1550596 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Jun 2; 6(2):e16 |
Introduction
Personal health records (PHRs) are web-based applications that provide patients with secure access to self-generated profiles of medical information [1,2]. Currently available versions are being promoted as resources to help patients organize and track medical information collected over time from different... | 15249262 | PMC1550597 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 May 14; 6(2):e13 |
Introduction
NHS Direct is a national service founded in 1998 by the UK National Health Service (NHS) to provide a nurse-led 24-hour help and advice service over the telephone. NHS Direct is a free service (only the local telephone call costs) for the public [1] currently receiving approximately 7.5 million calls a yea... | 15249266 | PMC1550598 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Jun 2; 6(2):e17 |
In this issue of the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the reader is presented with two important studies that focus on the challenges of integrating patient participation and partnership in medical informatics. Both studies address the enormous potential of information technology to effect change in health by infl... | 15249263 | PMC1550599 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 May 20; 6(2):e14 |
Introduction
Online health information can harm as well as heal. Many quality criteria have been suggested to help consumers identify misleading, inaccurate, or harmful information. Objective quality criteria that offer a limited number of options are particularly promising since they are easier to assess. For example,... | 15249270 | PMC1550600 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Jun 29; 6(2):e21 |
Introduction
Although leading children's hospitals are recognized as preeminent in the provision of health care to children, the quality of their Web sites has not been described. Providers may be interested in referring parents and patients to the Internet for pediatric information and may look to the leading children... | 15249269 | PMC1550601 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:17 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Jun 25; 6(2):e20 |
Introduction
Obesity and physical inactivity are major causes of a number of diseases. Several studies prove that a change of life style towards a healthy diet and ample physical activity reduces the risk of a large number of diseases [1,2]. However, permanent life style changes are difficult to achieve for most people... | 15471754 | PMC1550602 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 8; 6(3):e28 |
It has long been advocated that journals take on a more active role in the “primary prevention” of poor research not only by peer reviewing final reports but by becoming involved earlier in the process through reviewing research protocols [1-3]. Even though some protocols are reviewed at a funding agency, it is also a ... | 15471763 | PMC1550603 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 30; 6(3):e37 |
Introduction
Although a tremendous volume of educational health materials is disseminated in the United States, not all Americans find this information accessible or usable. In particular, adults with poor health and low functional literacy face great risks of poor health outcomes and preventable disease progression [1... | 15471751 | PMC1550604 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 3; 6(3):e25 |
Introduction
The Internet is increasingly used for online surveys and Web-based research. In this issue of the Journal of Medical Internet Research we publish two methodological studies exploring the characteristics of Web-based surveys compared to mail-based surveys [1,2]. In previous issues we have published Web-base... | 15471760 | PMC1550605 | CC BY | 2021-01-05 08:01:01 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 29; 6(3):e34 |
Introduction
Chronic diseases are the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in developed countries [1]. The increasing complexity of chronic disease managed in the ambulatory setting, and the expanding evidence base available to guide medical care, has led to calls for interdisciplinary team models of patient ma... | 15471748 | PMC1550606 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 3; 6(3):e22 |
This issue contains two interesting papers on Web survey methodology, which reach different conclusions about the potential of Web surveys. Particular attention is directed to relative response rates. A high response rate is commonly taken as an indicator of survey validity.
Leece et al used systematic sampling to ass... | 15471757 | PMC1550607 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 23; 6(3):e31 |
Introduction
The purpose of the study was to test the reliability for Internet use of 16 existing self-report instruments that can be used in Internet health services research and intervention studies. Participants in the study were randomized to answer questionnaires on the Internet or via a mailed (paper-and-pencil) ... | 15471755 | PMC1550608 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 15; 6(3):e29 |
Introduction
Technologies such as the Internet could conceivably enhance the health knowledge of consumers, but have not adequately reached socioeconomic groups at highest risk for poor health. Disparities in income, education, and treatment account for most of this excess [1], but inaccessible health information also ... | 15471752 | PMC1550609 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 3; 6(3):e26 |
Compulsory Registration of Studies as Requirement for Publication
This month some of the world's leading medical journals under the umbrella of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) made an important and far-reaching announcement: they will not publish trials in the future unless they have been... | 15471761 | PMC1550610 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 30; 6(3):e35 |
Introduction
The cornerstone of modern asthma care is self-management, allowing the patient to monitor his or her disease severity continuously and to adjust the dose of inhaled corticosteroid based on symptoms, lung function, and use of rescue medication [1]. A recent Cochrane Review concluded that self-management mig... | 15471749 | PMC1550611 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 3; 6(3):e23 |
Introduction
Globally, half of all new HIV infections occur among young people [1]. Currently there are an estimated 11.8 million youth aged 15-24 years living with HIV/AIDS [1]. In Canada, youth, particularly young women aged 15-29, represent a growing population who are being infected with HIV and AIDS [2,3]. As of J... | 15471758 | PMC1550612 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 29; 6(3):e32 |
Introduction
An ever-increasing number of patients and their family members are turning to the Internet for health information [1]. Recent survey reports suggest that at least half of the adults in the United States have searched for health information online [2]. Careful analysis of consumer information needs and pref... | 15471753 | PMC1550613 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 3; 6(3):e27 |
Introduction
The rapid rise in the use of the Internet as a source of health information, as part of a general rise in Internet use, has been well documented [1-3]. Claims from policy sources, academic researchers, and patients themselves are that the increase in the use of the Internet for health information will resu... | 15471762 | PMC1550614 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 30; 6(3):e36 |
Introduction
One of the most interesting aspects of the diffusion of the Internet is its use by millions to access and to discuss information related to health and medicine. Surveys estimate that 55% of Americans with Internet access seek health information online [1]. This phenomenon prompts both praise and concern. P... | 15471750 | PMC1550615 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 3; 6(3):e24 |
This issue contains three articles on the use of the Internet in disease management, the anticipated benefits and challenges associated with this concept, and emerging trends. The studies presented in this issue aim to determine whether/how the use of Web-based applications can assist in managing chronic conditions ove... | 15471759 | PMC1550616 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 29; 6(3):e33 |
Introduction
Health-care surveys are an important research tool to study the attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, practice patterns, and concerns of physicians [1]. Response rates to surveys, especially among physicians, have been suboptimal (mean response rates=62%, SD=15%) [2]. Investigators have attributed the lower respo... | 15471756 | PMC1550617 | CC BY | 2021-01-05 08:08:03 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 24; 6(3):e30 |
Introduction
General practitioners are in an ideal position to provide nutrition counselling to patients at increased cardiovascular risk. Unfortunately, they perceive barriers that limit their nutrition counselling practices such as lack of time, lack of skills, and lack of patient motivation [1]. Using the Internet m... | 15631968 | PMC1550618 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Dec 16; 6(4):e44 |
Introduction
Among men who have sex with men (MSM), the number of newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections has increased by approximately 60% since 1999 [1]. Several factors may be contributing to the increase in HIV transmission. One is the widely reported increase in bacterial sexually transmitte... | 15631965 | PMC1550619 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Nov 29; 6(4):e41 |
Introduction
Health-care surveys are an important research tool to study the attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, practice patterns, and concerns of physicians [1]. Response rates to surveys, especially among physicians, have been suboptimal (mean response rates=62%, SD=15%) [2]. Investigators have attributed the lower respo... | 15631963 | PMC1550620 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Oct 29; 6(4):e39 |
Introduction
Since the development of the computer and the evolution of the Internet, Information Technology (IT) has had a positive impact on health care delivery systems worldwide, particularly in the areas of disease control, diagnosis, patient management and teaching [1-3].
While the use of CD-ROM and interactive ... | 15631969 | PMC1550621 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Dec 17; 6(4):e45 |
Introduction: Information Scatter in eHealth Research
While health informatics is widely seen as a discipline with the potential for making health care more effective by advancing the introduction of medical evidence into clinical practice, information professionals are not always known for their optimal utilization of... | 0 | PMC1550622 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:42:37 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Dec 31; 6(4):e49 |
Introduction
When properly educated, motivated and supported, parents can be instrumental in providing better monitoring of their adolescent's activities with resultant reductions in risk-taking behaviors [1]. Parents, in general, desire more information and guidance on child rearing [2], and health providers can play ... | 15631967 | PMC1550623 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Dec 3; 6(4):e43 |
Introduction
A primary focus of self-care and self-management interventions is the encouragement of an individual's behavior change in the presence of a chronic illness or condition necessitating knowledge sharing, education, and understanding of the condition. There has been limited research comparing the use and effe... | 15631964 | PMC1550624 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Nov 10; 6(4):e40 |
A number of errors occurred in the article by Pam Leece et al. (J Med Internet Res 2004;6(3):e30). The corrected version has been republished as J Med Internet Res 2004;6(4):e39 and is available at http://www.jmir.org/2004/3/e39/. Please do not cite the old version.
The title of the article should have been "Internet ... | 0 | PMC1550625 | CC BY | 2021-01-05 08:01:01 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Oct 29; 6(4):e38 |
Introduction
It is estimated that more than 4 million people die annually from tobacco-related illnesses globally [1]. Well-designed smoking prevention and smoking cessation programs can make substantial contributions to global public health. Any intervention that can reduce tobacco use, offer global reach, and do so i... | 15631971 | PMC1550626 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:42:37 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Dec 31; 6(4):e47 |
Cameron Norman's critique [1] of our brief report in Nicotine & Tobacco Research [2] provides a good summary of its contents. The author makes several legitimate suggestions, but perhaps does not stress enough the core issues of our original study. These issues are
comparatively equal effectiveness of Internet-based h... | 0 | PMC1550627 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Dec 31; 6(4):e48 |
Introduction
The cornerstone of modern asthma care is self-management, allowing the patients to monitor their disease severity continuously and to adjust the dose of inhaled corticosteroid based on symptoms, lung function and the use of rescue medication [1]. A recent Cochrane Review concluded that self-management migh... | 15631966 | PMC1550628 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Dec 2; 6(4):e42 |
Introduction
The Internet is increasingly seen as a resource to disseminate self-help and clinician-based mental health interventions. To date, there have been 6 published trials evaluating the delivery of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) using the Internet for anxiety and depression [1-6], of which 4 reported positive... | 15631970 | PMC1550629 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2004 Dec 22; 6(4):e46 |
Introduction
Both the Internet and clinical trials were significant developments in the latter half of the 20th century: the Internet revolutionized global communications and the randomized controlled trial (RCT) provided a means to conduct an unbiased comparison of two or more treatments. This paper reviews the histor... | 15829477 | PMC1550630 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 16; 7(1):e5 |
The Law of Attrition (Or: Why Do eHealth Users Discontinue Usage?)
In this issue of the Journal, several excellent papers deal with the methodology of conducting Internet-based trials. Peter Farvolden and colleagues present an Internet-based evaluation of a panic disorder self-help Web program, struggling with a huge ... | 15829473 | PMC1550631 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 31; 7(1):e11 |
Introduction
Self-help smoking cessation booklets and leaflets can reach large numbers of smokers, but they may not be very effective [1]. Computer technology and psychological theory can be combined to produce effective individualized self-help smoking cessation materials and to disseminate them at the population leve... | 15829474 | PMC1550632 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 8; 7(1):e2 |
Introduction
The advent of the Internet has radically changed communication and information dissemination patterns among individuals and in society at large. Internet services such as websites, email, newsgroups, and blogs are providing new and powerful ways of disseminating and collecting information. Researchers have... | 15829478 | PMC1550633 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 19; 7(1):e6 |
Introduction
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Primary biliary cirrhosis is not a well-known disease, yet it is emblematic of two growing phenomena in modern medicine—the increasing prevalence of autoimmune disorders among women, and the increasing demand for and survival following organ transplantation. Primary biliary cirrho... | 15829472 | PMC1550634 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 31; 7(1):e10 |
In the United Kingdom, the government has invested £6200 millionin establishing a National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) in the National Health Service (NHS), and further vast resources will be spent on its implementation [1]. This program promises to deliver electronic records, electronic prescribing an... | 15829476 | PMC1550635 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 14; 7(1):e4 |
Introduction
During the 1990s, as the Internet exploded into public consciousness, a number of e-terms began to appear and proliferate. The terms were useful: email brought new possibilities for people to communicate rapidly and share experiences; e-commerce proposed new ways to conduct business and financial transacti... | 15829471 | PMC1550636 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Feb 24; 7(1):e1 |
Introduction
The application of information and communications technology (ICT) in health care has grown exponentially over the last 15 years and its potential to improve effectiveness and efficiency has been recognized by governments worldwide [1]. National strategies aimed at developing health information infrastruct... | 15829481 | PMC1550637 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 31; 7(1):e9 |
Introduction
The electronic health record (EHR) is an evolving concept defined as a longitudinal collection of electronic health information about individual patients and populations. Primarily, it will be a mechanism for integrating health care information currently collected in both paper and electronic medical recor... | 15829475 | PMC1550638 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 14; 7(1):e3 |
Introduction
Anxiety disorders are common problems that result in enormous suffering and economic costs [1]. Unfortunately, a large proportion of people who suffer from anxiety disorder remain either untreated or inadequately treated [2,3]. Effective treatments for anxiety disorders include pharmacological as well as p... | 15829479 | PMC1550639 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:18 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 26; 7(1):e7 |
Introduction
Intensive management of patients with heart failure improves the quality of care, has a positive impact on quality of life, and reduces readmissions [1-3] through frequent monitoring, detailed assessment, optimization of medications, and education. Nevertheless, even with current optimal management, qualit... | 15829480 | PMC1550640 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Mar 26; 7(1):e8 |
Introduction
Several Internet interventions have emerged in recent years to treat mental and behavioral health problems. These interventions provide some of the basic skills training traditionally offered in face-to-face psychotherapies, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This recent trend extends the tra... | 15998607 | PMC1550641 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jun 21; 7(2):e16 |
Introduction
As the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has clarified the rights of patients to review their medical records [1], there has been increasing interest in sharing records with patients, particularly in an online format [2-6]. These clinical trials and other studies of shared paper r... | 15914460 | PMC1550642 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 May 24; 7(2):e13 |
Introduction
The number of unvaccinated children is rising in the United States; the estimated number of unvaccinated children aged 19 to 35 months increased from 14719 in 1995 to 24073 in 2000 [1]. The number of unvaccinated children plays an important role in the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases. For example... | 15998608 | PMC1550643 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jun 29; 7(2):e17 |
Introduction
The life so short, the craft so long to learn...
– HippocratesNo one has time to sit down and teach people how to do a history anymore, but it is the most important thing you have to learn.
– Physician contributor to the ASCM I websiteLearning how to conduct a medical interview and perform a physical exa... | 15914461 | PMC1550644 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 May 24; 7(2):e14 |
Introduction
Both healthy and sick people increasingly use electronic media to get medical information and advice [1]. One out of four Europeans search the Internet to receive information about health, and more than 40% consider this a reliable way to obtain information [2]. In a survey of nearly 5000 Internet users dr... | 15998611 | PMC1550645 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jun 30; 7(2):e20 |
Introduction
Publication of the Review
On October 18, 2004, the Cochrane Collaboration, a organization which produces and disseminates systematic reviews of health care interventions [1], published a review entitled “Interactive Health Communication Applications for People with Chronic Disease” [2], which from this poi... | 15998609 | PMC1550646 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jun 30; 7(2):e18 |
Introduction
It has been claimed that advances in information technology and computer literacy among the public have the potential to empower patients and transform health care [1]. The emergence of Internet and electronic communication links between physicians and patients is believed to have many potential benefits. ... | 15998606 | PMC1550647 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 May 31; 7(2):e15 |
Information Architecture Designs
Attracted by the Internet's tremendous reach, its economies of scale, as well as its ability to foster instantaneous interaction and individual tailoring, behavioral science and health care researchers are beginning to port their individual and group-based interventions to the Internet ... | 15914459 | PMC1550648 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 May 18; 7(2):e12 |
A Series of Unfortunate Events
If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other story. In this story, not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning and very few happy things in the middle.
-Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate EventsOn October 16, 2004... | 15998612 | PMC1550649 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jun 30; 7(2):e21 |
Introduction
The days of the physician-centered, paternalistic model of health care [1], when physicians seemingly provided all answers and all direction, are rapidly fading. Although many health care systems in industrialized countries continue to move toward a shared decision-making model, many seniors learned to int... | 15998610 | PMC1550650 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jun 30; 7(2):e19 |
Cancer and Behavior
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 23% of all deaths [1]. In 2004, approximately 563700 people were expected to die of cancer, and the overall costs for cancer in 2003 have been estimated at $189.5 billion [2]. Behavior plays a key role in many aspects o... | 15998617 | PMC1550652 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e26 |
Introduction
According to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional surveys from various health care institutions, approximately 39% of individuals living with cancer use the Internet [1], indicating that online health services have become an important information source for many patients. Such se... | 15998626 | PMC1550653 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e35 |
Introduction
The field of cancer communication has undergone a major revolution as a result of the Internet and the World Wide Web. As recently as the early 1990s, paper- and telephone-based platforms were the dominant methods used to exchange information between health professionals and individuals in support of the p... | 15998614 | PMC1550654 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e23 |
Introduction
Use of the Internet for Health Information
Recent data indicate that 65% of men and 61% of women in the United States go online [1]; the average American spends over 11 hours online each week [2]. Moreover, it is estimated that 56.3 million people in the United States actively seek online information about... | 15998623 | PMC1550655 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e32 |
Introduction
Advancing the science and practice of health promotion and disease management on the Internet requires a systematic program of research examining the population impact of such programs. With impact described as the combination of effectiveness and participation, such research needs to include the examinati... | 15998618 | PMC1550656 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e27 |
Introduction
Health care providers [1-3] and their patients [4-7] regularly search for health information online. Internet users generally begin looking for health information using a search engine [8-12], an Internet tool that searches for Web pages containing terms specified by users [13]. In February 2004, Google an... | 15998627 | PMC1550657 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e36 |
Introduction
Clinical Trials Recruitment
Recruitment of cancer patients to clinical trials in the United States has remained stagnant for a number of years. Only 2% to 4% of all adult patients with newly diagnosed cancer participate in clinical trials [1]. Because of the low accrual rate, many clinical trials have lack... | 15998615 | PMC1550658 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e24 |
Introduction
The Internet has become a beacon of information and support to many patients, caregivers, and survivors of cancer. Numerous statistics show the popularity of the Internet among this population, numerous efforts continue to grow in the purposeful development and refinement of online services for these indiv... | 15998624 | PMC1550659 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e33 |
Emerging Technologies and Health
Technological advances, such as pasteurization, sanitation, childhood immunization, food fortification, and car safety belts, have contributed substantially to the reduction of mortality and morbidity during the last two centuries. During the past several decades, the pace of technologi... | 15998621 | PMC1550660 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e30 |
Introduction
The Internet has become an increasingly common source of medical information for patients with cancer, with 6% to 43% of this population now using this resource [1-3]. Major cancer organizations have created patient-centered websites to provide comprehensive information about specific cancers [4,5]. Use of... | 15998619 | PMC1550661 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e28 |
Introduction
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) was among the first federal agencies to recognize the potential of the Internet for disseminating health-related information, and it launched its CancerNet website in 1995. This site was a natural extension of NCI's information dissemination efforts, which have been carr... | 15998616 | PMC1550662 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e25 |
Introduction
The Internet is rapidly becoming an indispensable resource for persons with cancer. Over 50% of adults in the United States have searched online for health information, and 80% of all US Internet users have searched online for at least one major health topic. This makes searching for health information the... | 15998613 | PMC1550663 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e22 |
Introduction
Shift to the Internet
The advent of the Internet and World Wide Web has fundamentally changed the competitive environment for health information services of all kinds. Over the last decade, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), like many others, has made a major transition to Internet and Web-based disse... | 15998622 | PMC1550664 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e31 |
Introduction
The US National Cancer Institute (NCI) has made several calls for research with regard to the economic aspects of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and, ultimately, survivorship. A major impetus for such research is that the prevalence of early stage disease is rising and the number of long-term survivors now a... | 15998620 | PMC1550665 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e29 |
Introduction
Cancer is a serious, complex, and frightening set of diseases that demands effective communication from health care consumers and providers [1]. A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing and personal event. Increasing access to relevant information technologies, such as the Internet, has changed how individual... | 15998625 | PMC1550666 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:19 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1; 7(3):e34 |
Author's Response
We thank Murray and colleagues for adding their view to the "series of unfortunate events" outlined in the editorial [1] and in Rada's paper [2]. The editorial accurately describes the swift response of the authors in retracting the review within 13 days — unfortunately, at this time the cat was alrea... | 0 | PMC1550667 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 28; 7(4):e42 |
Introduction
The Internet holds great promise as a delivery channel for programs designed to help people change their behaviors [1,2]. For example, a number of reports have described encouraging results for Web-based interventions for quitting smoking [3-7], managing diabetes [8], managing depression and stress [9,10],... | 16236701 | PMC1550668 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Sep 16; 7(4):e49 |
I sat there agog reading your well-written, balanced, restrained, and devastating editorial on the "Cochrane disaster" [1]. I come away with the feeling that something is very wrong at Cochrane, and I'm extremely curious as to what it might be. Cochrane seems like such a good idea — so dignified, honorable, and profess... | 16236689 | PMC1550669 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 28; 7(4):e37 |
Eysenbach and Kummervold [1] and Rada [2] criticize the handling of the Cochrane review retraction from a media perspective, and I wish to provide the following additional clarification of the actions of the UCL media relations office in this instance.
Had the withdrawal of the review been a permanent retraction with ... | 16236695 | PMC1550670 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 28; 7(4):e43 |
We wish to respond to the paper by Rada [1] and accompanying editorial by Eysenbach and Kummervold [2] in JMIR regarding our Cochrane systematic review on interactive health communication applications (IHCAs) for chronic disease. This systematic review was published in October 2004 in Issue 4 of The Cochrane Library, a... | 16236692 | PMC1550671 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 28; 7(4):e40 |
A recent JMIR article [1] and corresponding editorial [2] discuss an error in a review by a Cochrane Collaboration Group [3]. The articles accurately demonstrate that an error occurred, with the traditional approach to peer review failing.
A solution to this situation is necessary as similar errors could occur in the ... | 16236690 | PMC1550672 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 28; 7(4):e38 |
Author's Response
The UCL media strategy as described in the letter of Fourniol has been understood by us and has been accurately described in our editorial [1]. In fact, it is exactly this strategy which has been criticized as insufficient (some may say even unethical). It would have been more in the public's interest... | 0 | PMC1550673 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 28; 7(4):e44 |
Author's Response
Murray et al's letter to the editor says that my paper [1] contains three factual inaccuracies. The first is that Nazareth was not responsible for coding the data and is not credited with this in the review. In fact, the list of contributions in the review did not explicitly use the term "coding," but... | 0 | PMC1550674 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 28; 7(4):e41 |
Author's Response
Fogel's suggestion of a grading system according to the level of peer review (reminiscent of grading systems for "level of evidence" of primary studies) is interesting, but further study is required to determine to what degree the proposed ratings actually correlate with quality or peer review rigor. ... | 0 | PMC1550675 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 28; 7(4):e39 |
Introduction
Many interventions, including guidelines and educational programs, have been designed to improve quality of medical care, but engaging physicians in these interventions can be challenging. Although traditional continuing medical education (CME) courses tend to have little impact on physician behavior, they... | 16236700 | PMC1550676 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Sep 2; 7(4):e48 |
As a medical journalist, as well as a public health/media researcher, I was intrigued by your recent articles [1,2] on the Cochrane debacle. Specifically, I am writing to complement the information in your article regarding retractions. You highlight a central but tricky part of the media-research universe. One of the ... | 16236697 | PMC1550677 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 28; 7(4):e45 |
Introduction
International public health organizations and officials around the world are bracing for a pandemic [1-6]. Reports highlight that conditions for the global dissemination of avian flu [7-8] or influenza [9-10] are already emerging. It has been suggested that government officials may be underestimating the t... | 16236698 | PMC1550678 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Aug 3; 7(4):e46 |
Introduction
The Institute of Medicine report “Crossing the Quality Chasm” [1] cites “the free flow of information” and “the patient as the source of control” as key features of patient-centered care. Information technology can play a vital role in meeting patient needs. Internet applications may be increasingly useful... | 16236699 | PMC1550679 | CC BY | 2021-01-04 19:40:20 | no | J Med Internet Res. 2005 Aug 5; 7(4):e47 |
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