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KMID : 0614820090150020244
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2009 Volume.15 No. 2 p.244 ~ p.254
A Grounded Theory Approach on the User¡¯s Experience with Consulting the Internet for Health Problems
Lee Sook-Kyung

Abstract
Purpose: This research was conducted to explore the experience of using Internet to solve health problems and to develope a grounded theory.

Methods: There were 15 subjects in their 30s who had experience using Internet to solve health problems for themselves and their families.

Results: 14 concepts, 31 subcategories, and 9 categories were derived from the analysis by using approaches by Strauss & Corbin. Central phenomenon was ¡°Primary healthcare information¡± and the core category was ¡°Selecting ways to solve health problems¡±. The participants¡¯ experiences were conceptualized into two perspectives: reliability of the information and tendency of preference among the sites.

Conslusions: All of the processes found on Internet that solved health problems required the assistance of a health professional such as a nurse. It was judged that there are some differences in the degree of usage regarding health-related information, which was primarily in accordance with the confidence and attitude of the user with respect to Internet information. We presented a strategy that could operate with professionals and nonprofessionals. Therefore, we can be satisfied by the fact that this study suggests a complimentary nursing strategy to the healthcare on Internet.
KEYWORD
Focus group, Grounded theory, Internet, Health, Consume
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