Background Engaging patients in the delivery of health care has the potential to improve
health outcomes and patient satisfaction. Patient portals may enhance patient engagement …

Background Tobacco use is estimated to kill 7 million people a year. Nicotine is highly
addictive, but surveys indicate that almost 70% of US and UK smokers would like to stop …

Una observación detenida de nuestra sociedad pone de manifiesto un cambio radical en la
forma en que accedemos, utilizamos y producimos la información; acompañado con un …

Background: The Internet has become a popular medium for the delivery of tailored healthy
lifestyle promoting interventions. The actual reach of Internet-delivered interventions seems …

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the number of obese or
overweight individuals worldwide will increase to 1.5 billion by 2015. Chronic diseases …

Objectives. We examined how different types of health information–seeking behaviors
(HISBs)—no use, illness information only, wellness information only, and illness and …

Background: Telemonitoring of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) is an emerging
concept to detect early warning signs of impending acute decompensation in order to …

Background: Patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis (OA) are less physically active than
the general population, while the benefits of physical activity (PA) have been well …

Background: Web-based programs for health promotion, disease prevention, and disease
management often experience high rates of attrition. There are 3 questions which are …

Background The Internet is a promising channel for delivering health-promoting
interventions. A common problem for Internet-based interventions is low adherence. The …