ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2010
How patients with schizophrenia use the internet: qualitative study.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 176 citations in OpenAlex.
- How do people living with psychotic disorders access and use information and communication technology: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Online Health Information Seeking on Physician-Patient Relationships: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Internet Health Information Seeking and the Patient-Physician Relationship: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitation Measures Related to People With Mental Disorders When Using the Web: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Pooled it
- How to support patients with severe mental illness in their parenting role with children aged over 1 year? A systematic review of interventions.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2015Pooled it
- Access to and Use of the Internet by Veterans with Serious Mental Illness.Community mental health journal · 2016Trial
- The relationship between social media use, quality of life, and clinical symptoms in schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Seeking But Not Discussing Online Health Information With Physicians: Cross-Sectional Survey Study of eHealth Literacy-Empowerment Profiles and Patient-Centered Communication.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- The Interplay Between Self-Determination and Cognitive Bias: Nonlinear Associations Between Myopia Control Knowledge Reserve and Parental Communication Preparedness.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Active Video Games to Improve Behavioral Intentions and Cognitive Function in Patients With Schizophrenia: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Relationship Between the use of Mobile Applications and Social Functioning in Patients with Schizophrenia.Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Developing a novel mobile application for cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia for people with schizophrenia: integration of wearable and environmental sleep sensors.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Measuring the digital divide among people with severe mental ill health using the essential digital skills framework.Perspectives in public health · 2024Review
- Prevalence, demographics and clinical characteristics of Internet addiction among Chinese adolescents with schizophrenia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- The Relationship of Internet, Social Media, and Related Technology Use with Disease Severity and Functionality in Individuals with Serious Mental Disorders.Noro psikiyatri arsivi · 2024Article
- Exploring how members of the public access and use health research and information: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Digital health literacy and digital engagement for people with severe mental ill health across the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in England.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Article
- Perception of risk of relapse among patients with first episode and recurrent schizophrenia: a descriptive phenomenological study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- From Social Network to Peer Support Network: Opportunities to Explore Mechanisms of Online Peer Support for Mental Health.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Meeting the Unmet Needs of Individuals With Mental Disorders: Scoping Review on Peer-to-Peer Web-Based Interactions.JMIR mental health · 2022Article
2 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe Internet is an important source of health information for people with psychiatric conditions. Little is known about the way patients with schizophrenia use the Internet when it comes to issues related to their illness. Data on their specific needs, difficulties, and the consequences related to Internet use are lacking.
objectiveOur objective was to investigate the nature and subjective consequences of health-related Internet use among patients with schizophrenia.
methodsIn all, 26 individual semistructured interviews were conducted and analyzed qualitatively in groups of 4 until theoretical saturation was achieved.
resultsStudy results suggest that the Internet is an influential source of illness-related information for patients with schizophrenia. Many aspects of their behavior around the Internet resemble those of individuals not afflicted by mental illness. Importantly, problems specific to patients with schizophrenia were stimulus overflow, an inability to deal with the abundance of information, difficulties with concentration, lack of energy, paranoid ideas, symptom provocation, and the need to distance themselves from illness-related topics as part of the recovery process. Internet information was subjectively perceived as having the potential to significantly change patients' attitudes toward medication and their relationships with doctors.
conclusionsThese findings provide insight into how individuals with schizophrenia handle illness-related Internet information. The data could contribute to the continuous development of Internet-based interventions and offer novel approaches to optimizing traditional treatment options.
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