Internet and Health Care

• Contents: S. Sirigatti, Foreword. L. Rainie, Foreword. Part I: Introduction. M. Murero, R.E. Rice, E-Health Research. Part II: E-Health Trends and Theory. L.J. Gurak, B.L. Hudson, E-Health: Beyond Internet Searches. M. Murero, E-Research and E-Learning: Could Online Virtual Environments Help Doctors Take Better Care of Patients? P. Whitten, C. Steinfield, L. Buis, The State of E-Commerce in Health: An Examination, Diagnosis, and Prognosis. M.J. Dutta-Bergman, Media Use Theory and Internet Use for Health Care. Part III: Searching, Discussing, and Evaluating Online Health Information. E. Tang, W. Lee, Singapore Internet Users' Health Information Search: Motivation, Perception of Information Sources, and Self-Efficacy. U. Josefsson, Patients' Online Information-Seeking Behavior. R.E. Rice, J.E. Katz, Internet Use in Physician Practice and Patient Interaction. S. Stewart, Delivering the Goods: Midwives' Use of the Internet. J.J. Seidman, The Mysterious Maze of the World Wide Web: How Can We Guide Consumers to High-Quality Health Information on the Internet? Part IV: Support Groups and Communities. G. Kral, Online Communities for Mutual Help: Fears, Fiction, and Facts. G.A. Barnett, J.M. Hwang, The Use of the Internet for Health Information and Social Support: A Content Analysis of Online Breast Cancer Discussion Groups. J.M. Leimeister, H. Krcmar, Designing and Implementing Virtual Patient Support Communities: A German Case Study. Part V: Practice and Infrastructure. K. Wallis, R.E. Rice, Technology and Health Information Privacy: Consumers and the Adoption of Digital Medical Records Technology. S. Brunsting, B. van den Putte, Web-Based Computer-Tailored Feedback on Alcohol Use: Motivating Excessive Drinkers to Consider Their Behavior. L. Heaton, Telehealth in Indigenous Communities in the Far North: Challenges for Continued Development. I. Banerjee, C. L. Hsi-Shi, Internet in the War Against HIV/AIDS in Asia. W.H. Curioso, New Technologies and Public Health in Developing Countries: The Cell PREVEN Project.

"All chapters are extremely well referenced, and most are well illustrated with sample Web pages, charts, figures, or tables. Highly recommended. Graduate students and about in health education, information science, and public health."—CHOICE