One of our thematic focuses for many years has been the search for and avoidance of health information. Specifically, we are interested in which information on health topics is actively sought, not sought or even deliberately avoided, by whom and for whom, which communication channels and media are used and how this information affects health-related decisions and health behaviour.

Below you will find an overview of our current and completed projects on searching for and avoiding health information. To find out more about the individual projects, please click on the project names.

• HINTS Germany

• Caring for patients during and beyond the corona crisis: The need for digital transformation of health information provision to acutely and chronically ill patients (DigiCare)
• Health Information Seeking and Avoiding in Europe (HISA)
• Information behaviour and well-being in times of the corona pandemic
• Non-users of the women's and men's health portal: An analysis of gender-specific information needs and barriers to the use of health information