Gunther Eysenbach

Summary

Affiliation: University of Toronto
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi SARS and population health technology
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 5:e14. 2003
  2. ncbi Going, going, still there: using the WebCite service to permanently archive cited web pages
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 7:e60. 2005
  3. ncbi Tackling publication bias and selective reporting in health informatics research: register your eHealth trials in the International eHealth Studies Registry
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 6:e35. 2004
  4. ncbi Improving the quality of Web surveys: the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES)
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 6:e34. 2004
  5. ncbi Peer-review and publication of research protocols and proposals: a role for open access journals
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 6:e37. 2004
  6. ncbi Cross-sectional survey of users of Internet depression communities
    John Powell
    Health Services Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
    BMC Psychiatry 3:19. 2003
  7. ncbi Stages of use: consideration, initiation, utilization, and outcomes of an internet-mediated intervention
    Teresa M L Chiu
    Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, PR China
    BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 10:73. 2010
  8. ncbi "Is Cybermedicine Killing You?"--The story of a Cochrane disaster
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Med Internet Res 7:e21. 2005
  9. ncbi Citation advantage of open access articles
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS Biol 4:e157. 2006
  10. ncbi The open access advantage
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto, Canada
    J Med Internet Res 8:e8. 2006

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Publications38

  1. ncbi SARS and population health technology
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 5:e14. 2003
    ..The need for critical evaluation of all of these technologies is stressed...
  2. ncbi Going, going, still there: using the WebCite service to permanently archive cited web pages
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 7:e60. 2005
    ..The resulting WebCite Index may also have applications for research assessment exercises, being able to measure the impact of Web services and published Web documents through access and Web citation metrics...
  3. ncbi Tackling publication bias and selective reporting in health informatics research: register your eHealth trials in the International eHealth Studies Registry
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 6:e35. 2004
    ....
  4. ncbi Improving the quality of Web surveys: the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES)
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 6:e34. 2004
    ..It is hoped that author adherence to the checklist will increase the usefulness of such reports...
  5. ncbi Peer-review and publication of research protocols and proposals: a role for open access journals
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 6:e37. 2004
    ....
  6. ncbi Cross-sectional survey of users of Internet depression communities
    John Powell
    Health Services Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
    BMC Psychiatry 3:19. 2003
    ..Internet-based depression communities provide a forum for individuals to communicate and share information and ideas. There has been little research into the health status and other characteristics of users of these communities...
  7. ncbi Stages of use: consideration, initiation, utilization, and outcomes of an internet-mediated intervention
    Teresa M L Chiu
    Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, PR China
    BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 10:73. 2010
    ....
  8. ncbi "Is Cybermedicine Killing You?"--The story of a Cochrane disaster
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Med Internet Res 7:e21. 2005
    ....
  9. ncbi Citation advantage of open access articles
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS Biol 4:e157. 2006
    ..OA is likely to benefit science by accelerating dissemination and uptake of research findings...
  10. ncbi The open access advantage
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto, Canada
    J Med Internet Res 8:e8. 2006
    ....
  11. ncbi CONSORT-EHEALTH: improving and standardizing evaluation reports of Web-based and mobile health interventions
    Gunther Eysenbach
    University Health Network, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation and Techna Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Med Internet Res 13:e126. 2011
    ....
  12. ncbi Can tweets predict citations? Metrics of social impact based on Twitter and correlation with traditional metrics of scientific impact
    Gunther Eysenbach
    University Health Network, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation and Techna Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Med Internet Res 13:e123. 2011
    ..However, the relationship of the these new metrics to traditional metrics such as citations is not known...
  13. ncbi Health related virtual communities and electronic support groups: systematic review of the effects of online peer to peer interactions
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
    BMJ 328:1166. 2004
    ..To compile and evaluate the evidence on the effects on health and social outcomes of computer based peer to peer communities and electronic self support groups, used by people to discuss health related issues remotely...
  14. ncbi The law of attrition
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, 190 Elizabeth Street, Toronto ON, M5G 2C4, Canada
    J Med Internet Res 7:e11. 2005
    ..A "run-in and withdrawal" trial design is suggested as a methodological innovation for Internet-based trials with a high number of initial dropouts/nonusers and a stable group of hardcore users...
  15. ncbi Empirical studies assessing the quality of health information for consumers on the world wide web: a systematic review
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto General Hospital, 190 Elizabeth St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4
    JAMA 287:2691-700. 2002
    ..The quality of consumer health information on the World Wide Web is an important issue for medicine, but to date no systematic and comprehensive synthesis of the methods and evidence has been performed...
  16. ncbi The FA4CT algorithm: a new model and tool for consumers to assess and filter health information on the Internet
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada
    Stud Health Technol Inform 129:142-6. 2007
    ..Various checklists and tools for consumers to assess the quality of health information on the Internet have been proposed, but most fail to take into account the unique properties of a networked digital environment...
  17. ncbi From intermediation to disintermediation and apomediation: new models for consumers to access and assess the credibility of health information in the age of Web2.0
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada
    Stud Health Technol Inform 129:162-6. 2007
    ..Web2.0 technology enables such sites. Engaging and credible Web sites are about building community and communities are built upon personal and social needs...
  18. ncbi 10 years experience with pioneering open access publishing in health informatics: the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    Stud Health Technol Inform 160:1329-33. 2010
    ....
  19. ncbi The impact of the Internet on cancer outcomes
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    CA Cancer J Clin 53:356-71. 2003
    ..A conceptual framework summarizing the factors involved in a possible link between Internet use and cancer outcomes is presented, and future areas for research are highlighted...
  20. ncbi Web-assisted tobacco interventions: empowering change in the global fight for the public's (e)Health
    Cameron D Norman
    Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Med Internet Res 10:e48. 2008
    ....
  21. ncbi How do consumers search for and appraise health information on the world wide web? Qualitative study using focus groups, usability tests, and in-depth interviews
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Unit for Cybermedicine and eHealth, Department of Clinical Social Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Bergheimer Str 58, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
    BMJ 324:573-7. 2002
    ..To describe techniques for retrieval and appraisal used by consumers when they search for health information on the internet...
  22. ncbi Health-related searches on the Internet
    Gunther Eysenbach
    JAMA 291:2946. 2004
  23. ncbi Medicine 2.0: social networking, collaboration, participation, apomediation, and openness
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 10:e22. 2008
    ..0 theme issue and sponsors a conference on "How Social Networking and Web 2.0 changes Health, Health Care, Medicine and Biomedical Research", to stimulate and encourage research in these five areas...
  24. ncbi Poverty, human development, and the role of eHealth
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 9:e34. 2007
  25. ncbi Societal dimensions of third-party evaluation of Internet health content
    Kristian Lampe
    Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol, UK
    Stud Health Technol Inform 95:661-6. 2003
    ..In this paper, we view various societal issues and suggest solutions whenever possible. Rating and certification of Internet content should be preceded by a consideration and discussion that has many societal dimensions...
  26. ncbi A systematic review of networked technologies supporting carers of people with dementia
    John Powell
    Health Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
    J Telemed Telecare 14:154-6. 2008
    ..Treatment effects were found to vary with caregiver characteristics such as ethnic groups, formal support and baseline burden. Further evaluation is needed in robust trials with good follow-up...
  27. ncbi Websites on screening for breast cancer: "infodemiology" studies have surely had their day
    Gunther Eysenbach
    BMJ 328:769; author reply 769-70. 2004
  28. ncbi Infodemiology: The epidemiology of (mis)information
    Gunther Eysenbach
    Am J Med 113:763-5. 2002
  29. ncbi Virtual links to the emergency department
    Michelle Greiver
    CMAJ 175:172-4; author reply 174. 2006
  30. ncbi Paying for bmj.com: researchers will submit their articles elsewhere
    Gunther Eysenbach
    BMJ 327:1347; discussion 1348. 2003
  31. ncbi "Free" medical publishing venture gets under way. Open access monopoly may threaten smaller journals
    Gunther Eysenbach
    BMJ 326:766. 2003
  32. ncbi The impact of CyberHealthcare on the physician-patient relationship
    James G Anderson
    Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
    J Med Syst 27:67-84. 2003
    ..to obtain health-related information and services? How is the use of the Internet by consumers affecting physician-patient communications? What are the implications of the Internet for the future of physician-patient relationships?..
  33. ncbi Using the Internet for surveys and health research
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 4:E13. 2002
    ..Type 1 publication is unrefereed publication of protocols or work in progress (a 'post-publication' peer review process may take place), whereas Type 2 publication is peer-reviewed and will ordinarily take place in online journals...
  34. ncbi Access controls on bmj.com: dual models are possible
    Gunther Eysenbach
    BMJ 330:1211. 2005
  35. ncbi Internet use in disease management for home care patients: a call for papers
    George Demeris
    J Med Internet Res 4:E6. 2002
  36. ncbi Issues in evaluating health websites in an Internet-based randomized controlled trial
    Gunther Eysenbach
    J Med Internet Res 4:E17. 2002
  37. ncbi Theme issue for medics and health informed public. What the future might hold for the BMJ in 2013
    Gunther Eysenbach
    BMJ 326:166. 2003
  38. ncbi Does the internet harm health? Database of adverse events related to the internet has been set up
    Gunther Eysenbach
    BMJ 324:239. 2002