Handbook of research on cyberchondria, health literacy, and the role of media in society's perception of medical information / Hacer Aker, Selcuk University, Turkey Mary Aiken, University of East London, UK.
| Other author | Aker, Hacer, 1982- |
| Other author | Aiken, Mary Patricia, 1961- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Hershey PA, USA : IGI Global, [2022] |
| Description | xxxi, 436 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Cyberchondria, health literacy, and the role of media in society's perception of medical information |
| Series | Advances in Media, Entertainment, and the Arts (AMEA) book series. |
| Contents | The impact of medical or health-related Internet searches on patient compliance : the Dr. Net study / Sara Wilcox, Olha Huzo, Annu Minhas, Nicole Walters, Joel Adada, Mary Pennington, Luckner Roseme, Denelle Mohammed, Aleksandar Dusic, Rana Zeine -- Social media and knowledge gap a research on the appearance of the COVID-19 in Turkey and the knowledge level of users : this study aims to test the relationship between the use of social media and the knowledge gap / Çiçek Topçu -- Mindful use of Facebook as a self-help therapeutic tool in psychological settings / Hemamali Tennakoon -- What is the "public good" in a pandemic? Who decides? : policy makers and the need for leadership in society's perception of medical information / Diane Janosek -- Cybersecurity and privacy in the age of pandemic / Anastasios Arampatzis, Louise O'Hagan -- Health literacy and cyberchondria / Aylin Tutgun Ünal, Yücel Ekinci, Nevzat Tarhan. |
| Abstract | "This book addresses cyberchondria, health literacy, and the role of media on society's perception of medical information through an interdisciplinary approach, combining the social and humanities, communication sciences and medical science on a horizontal plane, enabling the collection of different perspectives on the concept of cyberchondria at the international level"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021028555 |
| ISBN | 9781799886303 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781799886310 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |