Online forums for advice/support allow anonymity

Online forums for advice and/or support can allow anonymity and are increasingly popular. This can widen consumer choice and the availability of information, but one drawback could be that some information is unreliable. This affects nurses – if their patients are seeking online advice anonymously, health professionals may not know whether their patients are acting on unreliable and potentially dangerous advice.

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