Informal caregivers tend to seek more health information on the internet than non-caregivers¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2030: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Informal caregivers tend to seek more health information on the internet compared to non-caregivers. → Pereira Dauster Souza; Pereira Priscilla Perez da Silva 2025

Evidence¶

Pereira Dauster Souza; Pereira Priscilla Perez da Silva 2025¶

Pereira Dauster Souza; Pereira Priscilla Perez da Silva. (2025). Self-directed learning of informal caregivers using mobile health: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13019-7

q2 · i? · review · r3

A systematic review synthesis of cross-sectional studies reporting that "Informal caregivers tended to seek more health information on the internet when compared to participants who were not caregivers".

"Informal caregivers tended to seek more health information on the internet when compared to participants who were not caregivers [21, 25]."

Discussion¶

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