Should Health Organizations Use Web 2.0 Media in Times of an Infectious Disease Crisis? An In-depth Qualitative Study of Citizens’ Information Behavior During an EHEC Outbreak
Should Health Organizations Use Web 2.0 Media in Times of an Infectious Disease Crisis? An In-depth Qualitative Study of Citizens’ Information Behavior During an EHEC Outbreak
Lex van Velsen
1, 2
, PhD
;
Julia E.W.C. van Gemert-Pijnen
2
, PhD
;
Desirée J.M.A. Beaujean
1
, MSc
;
Jobke Wentzel
2
, MSc
;
Jim E. van Steenbergen
1, 3
, MD, PhD
1
National Coordination Centre for Outbreak Management
,
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
,
Bilthoven
,
NL
2
Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management
,
Department of Psychology, Health and Technology
,
University of Twente
,
Enschede
,
NL
3
Centre for Infectious Diseases
,
Leiden University Medical Centre
,
Leiden
,
NL
Corresponding Author:
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Lex van Velsen, PhD
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Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management
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Department of Psychology, Health and Technology
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University of Twente
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P.O. box 217
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Enschede
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NL
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Phone:
31 0534896054
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Email: l.s.vanvelsen@utwente.nl