SynthesisFrontiers in public health2025
Digital pathways to healthcare: a systematic review for unveiling the trends and insights in online health information-seeking behavior.
Synthesis in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Impact of risk perception on emergency information seeking behavior: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- ARIA-EAACI 2025: Person-Centred, Digitally Enabled and Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Change Management in Airway Diseases: An OECD Best Practice for Integrated Care for Chronic Diseases.Clinical and translational allergy · 2026Article
- Alexithymia and Cyberchondria: A Scoping Review with Implications for Healthcare Contexts.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Use of Commercially Available Large Language Models to Generate Information Leaflets on Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Clinical Utility Assessment.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Validation of the Simplified Chinese Clear Communication Index Using Diabetes Education Materials: Instrument Adaptation and Validation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Political ideology, sociodemographic factors, and social media health information engagement among U.S. adults: evidence from HINTS 2024.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- YouTube and TikTok as patient resources: assessment of online video content on extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.Central European journal of urology · 2026Article
- Digital health information-seeking behaviors and trust in AI-based physician chatbots among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional survey in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Targeted online health information was associated with more severe temporomandibular disorders.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2025Article
- Health Information Seeking and Behavior in the Korean Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A global call to action: strengthening strategies to combat dysglycemia and improve public health outcomes.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Digital access and health outcomes: The moderating role of socioeconomic status in health information seeking.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
The importance of seeking online health information cannot be overstated when addressing public health concerns. Researchers must comprehensively review the literature on online health information seeking to fully comprehend the underlying behaviors and trends that shape this phenomenon. This systematic review utilizes bibliometric methodologies and the scientometric software CiteSpace to thoroughly analyze journals from the Web of Science core collection database (
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