Liza M. Gernal
Al Khawarizmi International College, UAE
Title: Online Health Information Seeking in the Context of the Medical Consultation in Gulf Cooperation Council
Biography
Biography: Liza M. Gernal
Abstract
A growing number of patients search for medical information on the Internet. Understanding how they use the Internet is important, as this might impact their health, patient-practitioner roles, and general health care provision. In this article, we illustrate the motives of online health information seeking in the context of the doctor-patient relationship in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).This study aims to explore and describe Arabic health content on the Internet for health professionals as well as patients in Arab countries, evaluates and assesses Arabic health websites according to HON code of conduct, identify the specific needs for capacity building, and understand the Arab health professionals' usage of online health information.