Cyber Behaviors in Seeking Health Information

Abstract

This chapter discusses health information seeking (HIS) behavior in general and then collaborative HIS behavior in terms of the current status, the representative researchers and their work, and challenges and future directions. All aspects of collaborative HIS constitute a wide field, and thus, this paper focuses on the HIS social dimension and explores how collaborative HIS could contribute to promoting people's positive health behavior. Afterwards, collaborative information seeking systems are introduced, and future directions and conclusion are discussed.