Journal of Health & Medical Informatics

Mingwei Liu

Publications

• Mini Review
  A Mini Review of Patients’Access to Health Information in China
  Author(s): Mingwei Liu and Yinhuan HuMingwei Liu and Yinhuan Hu
  
  The purpose of this review is to briefly examine published articles regarding patients’ access to health information in China. The searching was performed on the PubMed using MeSH words such as “consumer health information, health literacy, health education and drug information service”. After preliminary screen, the contents were categorized as present situation, obstacles and future perspectives. In conclusion, patients now rely more on alternative access to health information to complement doctor consultation. Traditional alternative sources suffer low timeliness, credibility and efficiency. Though the current boom of online health information is promising, low quality of information, unequal access and poor design features have become obstacles for further development. In the future, Chinese authority and professional institutions will support the construction of.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7420.1000237

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