Use of the Internet by parents of paediatric patients
Use of the Internet by parents of paediatric patients
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00916.x
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Brydon, Michael
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作者：
Wainstein, Brynn K.;Sterling-Levis, Katy;Brydon, Michael
目的：我们的目的是确定三级儿科医院保健患者使用互联网获取医疗信息的比率，互联网是否会影响患者对保健服务和保健提供者的态度，以及患者是否更愿意获得专业信息学官员的帮助。方法：在澳大利亚悉尼儿童医院随机抽取450名受试者进行匿名问卷调查。结果：共回收问卷294份（65%）。总体而言，互联网医疗信息使用率为64%（189/294）。大多数（97%;183/189）受访者表示，他们在互联网上搜索信息的原因是“想要了解更多”。88%（167/189）的受访者表示，比起互联网，他们更信任自己的医生。21%（39/189）的人向医生提供了他/她不知道的信息，18%（34/189）的人因为在互联网上找到的信息而改变了医疗保健决定。互联网影响了83%（156/189）医生提出的问题。在所有答复者中，86%（252/294）赞成通过专业协助获取医疗信息。结论：大量患者使用互联网查找影响其医疗态度的信息。医疗信息专业人员的服务可能对患者和医生都有好处。
Aim: We aimed to determine the rate of Internet use for obtaining medical information by health-care patients at a tertiary paediatric hospital, whether the Internet may influence patients' attitudes to health-care services and health-care providers and whether patients would prefer the assistance of a professional informatics officer.Methods: An anonymous questionnaire randomly distributed to 450 subjects at Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.Results: A total of 294 (65%) questionnaires were returned. Overall Internet use for medical information was 64% (189/294). Most (97%; 183/189) respondents reported 'wanting to know more' as the reason they sought information on the Internet. Eighty-eight per cent (167/189) of respondents reported that they trust their doctor more than the Internet. Twenty-one per cent (39/189) had presented their doctor with information about which he/she was unaware and 18% (34/189) had altered a health-care decision because of information found on the Internet. The Internet had influenced questions asked of doctors in 83% (156/189). Eighty-six per cent (252/294) of all respondents were in favour of professional assistance to obtain medical information.Conclusion: A large number of patients use the Internet to find information that influences their attitudes to health care. The services of a medical informatics professional would likely benefit both patients and doctors.