[1] HISB is a key strategy for many people to understand their health problems and to cope with illness.
[2] Recently, thanks to the development of the technologies and networks, people have a trend of seeking health information on the Internet.
Particularly, when it comes to the following scenarios, people tend to carry out online HISB:[3] Health information-seeking behaviour refers to the various ways people look for information about health and illness.
[4] HISB can take different forms, for example actively looking for health information or passively receiving it while doing something else.
[5] Health information seeking not only affects knowledge but can also change how people behave before, during and after their illness.