Silvina Santana|Berthold Lausen|Maria Magdalena Bujnowska–Fedak|Catherine Chronaki|Hans?Ulrich Prokosch|Rolf Wynn
Informed citizen and empowered citizen in health: results from an European survey
University of Aveiro|University of Essex|Wroclaw Medical University|Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|University Hospital of North Norway
knowledge relationship healthrelated activities internet ie informed citizens individuals control experiences health illness ie empowered citizens valuable scarce paper investigate correlation four ways using internet information health illness citizens attitudes behaviours toward health professionals health systems establish profile empowered ehealth citizens europedata collected april may 2007 n 7022 computerassisted telephone interviews cati respondents denmark germany greece latvia norway poland portugal participated survey profiles generated using logistic regressions based sociodemographic health information b level use healthrelated online services c level use internet get health information decide whether consult health professional prepare medical appointment assess outcome impact online health information citizens attitudes behavior towards health professionals health systemscitizens using internet decide whether consult health professional get second opinion likely frequent visitors health sites active participants online health forums recurrent buyers medicines health related products online infrequent epatients visiting doctors never met facetoface participation online health communities seems related inquisitive autonomous patientsthe profiles empowered ehealth citizens europe situational country dependent number europeans using internet get health information help deal consultation raising access online health information seems associated growing number inquisitive selfreliant patients doctors increasingly likely experience consultations knowledgeable empowered patients challenge various ways