reviewJournal of Medical Internet ResearchJun 23, 2006GOLD OA

Why Are Health Care Interventions Delivered Over the Internet? A Systematic Review of the Published Literature

University of Warwick · Aston University

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Abstract

Background

As Internet use grows, health interventions are increasingly being delivered online. Pioneering researchers are using the networking potential of the Internet, and several of them have evaluated these interventions.

Objective

The objective was to review the reasons why health interventions have been delivered on the Internet and to reflect on the work of the pioneers in this field in order to inform future research.

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870
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100%
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79
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Authors

5

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Psychological intervention
  • The Internet
  • Medicine
  • Health care
  • Internet privacy
  • Intervention (counseling)
  • Nursing
  • Computer science
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