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Powell, John and Clarke, Aileen (2007) Investigating internet use by mental health service users : interview study Building Sustainable Health Systems. In: MEDINFO 2007 : 12th World Congress on Health (Medical) Informatics, Brisbane, Australia, 20-24 Aug 2007. Published in: Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Health (Medical) Informatics, Volume 129 pp. 1112-1116. ISBN 9781586037741. ISSN 0926-9630.
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Abstract
The internet is an increasingly important source of mental health-related information, and has the potential to be harnessed as a tool to support self-care and informed decision-making. Yet little is known about the motivations and attitudes of users. We therefore undertook a qualitative interview study with a purposive sample of mental health service users with internet experience, to explore issues with respect to mental health-related internet rise. One of the prime motivations for online mental health seekers was to find experiential information from other people with similar problems. This information allowed users to know they were not alone, and to instill hope that others in the same situation had recovered. Benefits of the internet as an information source included convenience, privacy and anonymity Problems related more to misuse of the internet rather than concerns over inaccuracy. Such qualitative work is important in an emerging research area to understand internet use better.
| Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
| Series Name: | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Health (Medical) Informatics | ||||
| Publisher: | IOS | ||||
| ISBN: | 9781586037741 | ||||
| ISSN: | 0926-9630 | ||||
| Editor: | Kuhn, K. A. and Warren, J. R. and Leong, T. Y. | ||||
| Official Date: | 2007 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 129 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 5 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1112-1116 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
| Title of Event: | MEDINFO 2007 : 12th World Congress on Health (Medical) Informatics | ||||
| Type of Event: | Other | ||||
| Location of Event: | Brisbane, Australia | ||||
| Date(s) of Event: | 20-24 Aug 2007 |
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