From Searching to Coping, How Chinese Patients With Breast Cancer Navigate Web-Based Health Information: Semistructured Interview Study - PubMed
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- Chinese patients with breast cancer engage in emotion-based and problem-solving-oriented web-based health information searches.
- They navigate cognitive judgments amid multi-channel information, assessing authenticity, applicability, and managing conflicts and confusion.
- Patients adapt by transforming information into action, employing emotional regulation, building support networks, and adjusting expectations.