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Table 2 Details of Internet Interventions shown to participants

From: Information from the Internet and the doctor-patient relationship: the patient perspective – a qualitative study

Condition

Internet intervention

Further details

Patients with diabetes mellitus

My diabetes Freely available at http://www.mydiabetes.com

Identified by google internet search Produced by US commercial stake-holder

 

Diabetes insight Freely available at http://www.diabetes-insight.info

Identified by google internet search Produced by UK charitable stake-holder

 

Aida Freely available at http://www.2aida.org

Identified via systematic review search of academic literature Produced by European academic stake-holders

Patients with ischaemic heart disease

Heart center online Freely available at http://www.heartcenteronline.com

Identified by google internet search Produced by US commercial stake-holder

 

Your heart Freely available at http://www.yourheart.org.uk

Identified by google internet search Produced by UK NHS and academic stakeholders

 

Heart info Freely available at http://www.heartinfo.org

Identified by google internet search Produced by US charitable stake-holder

Patients with hepatitis C

Hepatitis C forum Freely available at http://www.hepatitis-c.de

Identified by consumer representative Produced by German forum (stakeholder unclear); English version no longer available.

 

Hep C vets Freely available at http://www.hepcvets.com

Identified by consumer representative Produced by a US consumer representative stake-holder

 

Hep C UK Freely available at http://www.hepCuk.info

Identified by consumer representative Produced by UK charitable consumer representative stake-holder