A pilot study comparing parent and adolescent online health information seeking behaviours in elective pediatric surgical situations

• Main Authors: Wong, Sophia S.M., Wong, Kenneth P.L., Angus, Mark I.L., Chen, Yong, Choo, Candy S.C., Nah, Shireen Anne
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24753/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-019-04592-0

Purpose: Little is known of how children seek health information. This study evaluates online health information (OHI) seeking behaviours in adolescents undergoing major elective surgical procedures and compares responses within parent–child dyads. Methods: With institutional approval, we prospectiv...