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Online Health Information Gathering And Health Service Utilization By Emergency Department Patients With Acute, Non-Urgent Illness Symptoms, Joanne Yastik
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ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION GATHERING AND HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION BY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH ACUTE, NON-URGENT ILLNESS SYMPTOMS
by
JOANNE M. YASTIK
May 2017
Advisor: Dr. Deborah Schutte
Major: Nursing
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Statement of the Problem: The influence of the Internet on our global society cannot be overstated. One of the most utilized areas on the Internet is the quest for health information (Bouche & Migeot, 2008; Goldman & Macpherson, 2006; Warner & Procaccino, 2007, Seckin, 2014). To date, little is known on how this information is being used or whether there is a link between online health …