Houston T K, Ehrenberger H E
Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2024 E Monument St, Suite 2-500, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Semin Oncol Nurs. 2001 Feb;17(1):41-7. doi: 10.1053/sonu.2001.20418.
To describe the rapidly evolving field of consumer health informatics (CHI), which is empowering the patient and the public.
Published articles, research studies, and government reports pertaining to interactive health communication and CHI.
Application of CHI can provide information to patients and the public, promote self-care, enable informed decision-making, promote healthy behaviors, and promote peer information exchange and social support. Quality, research methodology, and accessibility must all be increased to ensure that CHI achieves its potential to improve the nation's health.
With the advent of the internet, the profusion of consumer health-related web sites, online support groups, and electronic patient-centered communications present new challenges for clinical practice. Health care providers have important roles in helping their patients as well as the public locate, assess, and interpret health information.
描述快速发展的消费者健康信息学（CHI）领域，该领域正在赋予患者和公众权力。
与交互式健康通信和CHI相关的已发表文章、研究报告和政府报告。
CHI的应用可以向患者和公众提供信息，促进自我护理，实现明智决策，促进健康行为，并促进同伴信息交流和社会支持。必须提高质量、研究方法和可及性，以确保CHI发挥其改善国民健康的潜力。
随着互联网的出现，大量与消费者健康相关的网站、在线支持小组和以患者为中心的电子通信给临床实践带来了新挑战。医疗保健提供者在帮助患者以及公众查找、评估和解读健康信息方面发挥着重要作用。
