Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Consumers periodically seek information about their health and medicines to increase their knowledge and understanding, and to support self-management. Gender has an impact on people’s attitudes and behaviour; gaining a better understanding of how males and females differ in the way in which they find and use health and medicine information may help to enhance patient-health care provider communication and the information that they receive. Based on a review of the literature, women overall are more active information seekers than men. A number of differences do exist, notably in: sources of information consulted, information desired and degree of engagement in information seeking
Source: OAR@UM (University of Malta)
Authors: Vivien Tong, DK Raynor, Parisa Aslani
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2481082027