A grounded theory study on medical students’ proxy online health information seeking behavior

It satisfies the family members' demand for health information that medical students seek online health information for them, and such behavior has a positive impact on the family members' physical condition. Still, to evaluate the quality of health information from the Internet remains a major challenge that medical students face. Only through the joint efforts of both medical students and the related departments could high quality health information be obtained. Besides, for effective delivery of health information, medical students should also stay patient while communicating with their family members.