Eunhee Park|Misol Kwon
Health-Related Internet Use by Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review
University at Buffalo, State University of New York|University at Buffalo, State University of New York
internet widely used children adolescents generally high level competency technology thus internet become great resource supporting youth selfcare healthrelated services however studies explored adolescents internet use healthrelated mattersthe objective systematic literature review examine phenomenon children adolescents healthrelated internet use identify gaps researcha total 19 studies selected search major electronic databases pubmed cumulative index nursing allied health literature psycinfo using following search terms healthrelated internet use ehealth internet use healthrelated purpose webbased resource health information seeking online resource combined child adolescent student youth teen childrens adolescents ages limited 24 years younger search conducted september 2015 october 2017 studies identified contain youth 24 years healthrelated internet use published peerreviewed journals past 10 years studies examined general internet use seeking health care services resources information using internet health promotion selfcare studies excluded explored role internet modality surveys recruitment searching relevant literature without specifically aiming study participants healthrelated internet use focused solely quality assurance specific websites designed test specific internetbased interventioninteresting patterns adolescents healthrelated internet use seeking preventative health care specific information medical issues identified quantitative studies reported rates internet use access among youth purpose patterns healthrelated internet use among youth identified major objective healthrelated internet use gain information inconsistencies adolescents perceptions healthrelated internet usethis studys findings provide important information youth seek information related support systems health care internet conceptual methodological limitations identified studies lack theoretical background unrepresentative samples discussed gaps within studies identified future research review also suggests important features potential webbased health interventions children adolescents