Using the Internet as a source of information and support: a discussion paper on the risks and benefits for children and young people with long-term conditions

<p><span>Children and young people who have long-term conditions are likely to seek healthrelated information via the Internet. Because of their continuing contact with children with such conditions, primary care practitioners may be well placed to discuss with them and their families th...

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Main Author: Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
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Online Access:http://hijournal.bcs.org/index.php/jhi/article/view/74
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description <p><span>Children and young people who have long-term conditions are likely to seek healthrelated information via the Internet. Because of their continuing contact with children with such conditions, primary care practitioners may be well placed to discuss with them and their families the risks and benefits of accessing information online. This includes not only the relative merits of particular sites but also more general online safety issues. To achieve this, it may be helpful for primary care practitioners to consider how they view risk in general, the risks associated with the Internet and the vulnerabilities of children and young people, particularly those with long-term conditions.</span></p>
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Using the Internet as a source of information and support: a discussion paper on the risks and benefits for children and young people with long-term conditions
Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
children
Internet
long-term conditions
young people
title Using the Internet as a source of information and support: a discussion paper on the risks and benefits for children and young people with long-term conditions
title_full Using the Internet as a source of information and support: a discussion paper on the risks and benefits for children and young people with long-term conditions
title_fullStr Using the Internet as a source of information and support: a discussion paper on the risks and benefits for children and young people with long-term conditions
title_full_unstemmed Using the Internet as a source of information and support: a discussion paper on the risks and benefits for children and young people with long-term conditions
title_short Using the Internet as a source of information and support: a discussion paper on the risks and benefits for children and young people with long-term conditions
title_sort using the internet as a source of information and support a discussion paper on the risks and benefits for children and young people with long term conditions
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Internet
long-term conditions
young people
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