Internet Cancer Information Use by Newly Diagnosed Individuals and Interactions With the Health System: A Mixed Methods Study Protocol

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Kristen R.Haase¹ 

关键词: oncology;    nursing;    qualitative research;    mixed methods;    interpretive description;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1609406916650902

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Nearly 40% of Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and people with cancer are increasingly turning to the Internet to bolster support and information received from health-care providers. However, little is known about the role of the Internet in patients’ interactions with the health-care system. The goals of this study are (1) to qualitatively explore the content of commonly used websites from a holistic nursing perspective, (2) to explore the prompts to use the Internet and how it informs the ways patients utilize and interact with health services, and (3) to document the types of Internet resources and amounts of usage. This study is guided by a constructivist mixed methods design. Interpretive description will guide the overarching qualitative component, including an analysis of data from commonly used websites and interviews with 16 newly diagnosed individuals. Open-ended interviews will clarify, through exploration, the role of the Internet in participants’ health system intera...

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC