ArticleInteractive journal of medical research2017
Social Media and Multiple Sclerosis in the Posttruth Age.
Article in Interactive journal of medical research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- Evaluating the Knowledge and Information-Seeking Behaviors of People Living With Multiple Sclerosis: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Web-Based Health Information Seeking by People Living With Multiple Sclerosis: Qualitative Investigation of the Multiple Sclerosis Online Course.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- No Evidence of Disease Activity (NEDA) as a Clinical Assessment Tool for Multiple Sclerosis: Clinician and Patient Perspectives [Narrative Review].Neurology and therapy · 2023Review
- Source of medical information and behavioral seeking patterns in patients affected with Friedreich's ataxia and their caregivers: a survey study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022Article
- The effect of Covid-19 in digital media use of Finnish physicians - Four wave longitudinal panel survey.International journal of medical informatics · 2022Article
- User concerns regarding information sharing on social networking sites: The user's perspective in the context of national culture.PloS one · 2022Article
- Public Engagement and Neurology: An Update.Brain sciences · 2021Review
- Googling for Neurological Disorders: From Seeking Health-Related Information to Patient Empowerment, Advocacy, and Open, Public Self-Disclosure in the Neurology 2.0 Era.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Social networks and infectious diseases prevention behavior: A cross-sectional study in people aged 40 years and older.PloS one · 2021Article
- Health co-inquiry in migraine: Online participation and stakeholder experiences before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2021Article
- The impact of social media use on depression in multiple sclerosis patients.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2020Article
- Are Health e-Mavens the New Patient Influencers?Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
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- Patient Power Revolution in Multiple Sclerosis: Navigating the New Frontier.Neurology and therapy · 2018Article
- "I Will Respect the Autonomy of My Patient": A Scoping Review of Shared Decision Making in Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of MS careArticle
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Abstract
Over the last few decades, patients have increasingly been searching for health information on the Internet. This aspect of information seeking is really important, especially for people affected by chronic pathologies and require lifelong treatment and management. These people are usually very well informed about the disease, but are nonetheless vulnerable to hopes of being cured or saved, often amplified by misinformation, myths, legends, and therapies that are not always scientifically proven. Many studies suggest that some individuals prefer to rely on the Internet as their main source of information, often hindering the patient-doctor relationship. This is why a professional approach is imperative in this posttruth age, in order to maintain confidentiality, honesty, and trust in the medical profession.
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