The costs outweigh the benefits: seeing side-effects online may decrease adherence to statins

The costs outweigh the benefits: seeing side-effects online may decrease adherence to statins

Abstract Background The prevalence of medical misinformation on the Internet has received much attention among researchers concerned that exposure to such information may inhibit patient adherence to prescriptions. Yet, little is known about information people see when they search for medical inform...

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Main Authors: Nickolas M. Jones, Dana B. Mukamel, Shaista Malik, Robert S. Greenfield, Andrew Reikes, Nathan D. Wong, Emilie Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Subjects:
Health-information seeking
Health decision-making
Statins
Medical websites
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-020-01207-w

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