Access to Broadband Internet and its Utilization for Health Information Seeking and Health Communication among Informal Caregivers in the United States.
Informal caregivers provide unpaid care to their physically or mentally ill loved ones and play a critical role in the healthcare delivery. eHealth tools, including the broadband internet, can facilitate care processes and impact the caregiving burden through seeking health information and health co...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Medical Systems Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 1 - 10 |
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Springer Nature
2021
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