“Online usage inequalities; internet and Web-based health intervention use among people with different personal characteristics”

Keywords: e-health, Internet use

In recent years, the Internet has played a major role in the dissemination of health-related information, and numerous online interventions are now available. Though almost everyone in the Netherlands has access to the Internet, there are large differences in how it is used. This PhD dissertation investigates the extent to which people with different personal characteristics use the Internet, health-related websites and online interventions. The results show that at-risk groups, such as people with lower educational attainment, make less use of the Internet, health-related websites and interventions aimed at improving 'healthy' behaviours, which can lead to health disparities between different social classes.