Chronic Diseases and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated With Online Health Information Seeking and Using Social Networking Sites: Nationally Representative Cross-sectional Survey in Japan

BackgroundIn an aging society, worsening chronic diseases increase the burden on patients and the health care system. Using online health information including health information via social networking sites (SNSs), such as Facebook and YouTube, may play an important role in t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Seigo Mitsutake, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Aki Otsuki, Jun Umezawa, Akiko Yaguchi-Saito, Junko Saito, Maiko Fujimori, Taichi Shimazu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e44741