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The recent development of communication technology affects doctor-patient communication through facilitating the accessibility of health information for the patients. In the web 2.0 era, it is expected that patient"s empowerment improved by e-health literacy would lead to the shift in the doctor-pat...

The recent development of communication technology affects doctor-patient communication through facilitating the accessibility of health information for the patients. In the web 2.0 era, it is expected that patient"s empowerment improved by e-health literacy would lead to the shift in the doctor-patient relationship. The purpose of this study is to examine how e-health literacy affects doctor-patient communication. The data for the study were collected through telephone interviews. A random sample of 642 adults from 20 year-old to 59 year-old in the Seoul metropolitan area was employed for the analysis. Structural equation modeling showed that the e-health literacy was a strong positive predictor of the doctor-patient communication. Given that individual"s e-health literacy can increase his/her active participation in the decision-making process in which doctor has possessed traditionally, this study has an implication. In addition, the findings of this study indicates that we should seek the change into consumer-based environment for the development of e-health industry in the future.

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