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This study aimed to: (1) examine how, when, and why patients engage in OHIS before and after oncological consultations; (2) identify patient characteristics (sociodemographic, medical, psychological) associated with OHIS; and (3) explore the relationship between OHIS, state anxiety, and uncertainty.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with various cancer diagnoses and at various phases\u2010of\u2010care completed three self\u2010report questionnaires: before (T0), directly after (T1), and 2\u00a0weeks after (T2) their outpatient consultation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Half (50%) of patients (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0281) engaged in OHIS. Commonly sought topics included physical complaints (T0: 57%, T2: 51%), chances of recovery after treatment and life expectancy (T0: 48%, T2: 47%), and common treatments (T0: 43%, T2: 33%). A stronger monitoring coping style, higher levels of trait anxiety, higher educational levels, and early phase\u2010of\u2010care were significantly associated with OHIS (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.01). Age, gender, health literacy, or uncertainty intolerance were not associated with OHIS (all\n                      <jats:italic>p\u00a0&gt;<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a00.05). Seekers reported more uncertainty than non\u2010seekers (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u00a0&lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a00.001), but OHIS was not significantly associated with state anxiety (\n                      <jats:italic>p\u00a0=<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a00.642).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>One in two patients engaged in OHIS, particularly those who are recently diagnosed, highly educated, generally anxious or have a stronger monitoring coping style. Clinicians should not be concerned that patients' OHIS will increase patients' anxiety, as this study found no such association. As OHIS was associated with uncertainty, future research should explore whether addressing OHIS in consultations reduces uncertainty.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/pon.70342","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,29]],"date-time":"2025-11-29T03:21:01Z","timestamp":1764386461000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Online Health Information Seeking Before and After Oncology Consultations and its Impact on Patients' Anxiety and Uncertainty\u2014A Longitudinal Questionnaire Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Eline","family":"Bijlsma","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Psychology Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam  Amsterdam the Netherlands"},{"name":"Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute Quality of Care  Amsterdam the Netherlands"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9221-6586","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tanja","family":"Henkel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Psychology Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam  Amsterdam the Netherlands"},{"name":"Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute Quality of Care  Amsterdam the Netherlands"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Annemiek J.","family":"Linn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) University of Amsterdam  Amsterdam the Netherlands"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5724-7934","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marij A.","family":"Hillen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Psychology Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam  Amsterdam the Netherlands"},{"name":"Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute Quality of Care  Amsterdam the Netherlands"},{"name":"Cancer Center Amsterdam Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life  Amsterdam the Netherlands"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hanneke W. 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