Patient Internet use for health information at three urban primary care clinics
Patient Internet use for health information at three urban primary care clinics
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DOI：
10.1197/jamia.m1460
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发表时间：
2004-11-01
影响因子：
6.4
通讯作者：
Hershey, CO
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作者：
Dickerson, S;Reinhart, AM;Hershey, CO
目的：调查一个横截面的病人提出三个城市初级保健诊所，以了解在线健康信息search behaviors.Design和分析：在三个城市初级保健诊所附属于布法罗大学，医学院，315例患者进行了采访。访谈问题包括教育、人口统计信息、就业、当前处方数量、保险、在线访问和健康搜索行为的细节。图表审查确定患者的体重指数和慢性疾病的数量。结果：53%的被调查者报告在过去一年中使用过Web或电子邮件，其中68%（33%）的被调查者使用Web搜索健康信息。最常被引用的两个搜索领域包括有关身体疾病和营养/健身的信息。在考虑研究中的所有因素时，教育和种族显着预测在线寻求健康的行为。许多患者（22%）依靠朋友和家人浏览网络，45%的患者报告说，他们寻求的信息是无关的，他们的临床visit.Conclusion：目前使用互联网的健康信息是有限的，更弱势的患者群体。需要更多的研究来检查寻求健康的行为和患者的健康和幸福管理之间的关系。
Objective: To survey a cross section of patients presenting to three urban primary care clinics to understand online health information search behaviors.Design and analysis: At three urban primary care clinics affiliated with University at Buffalo, School of Medicine, 315 patients were interviewed. Interview questions included items on education, demographic information, employment, number of current prescriptions, insurance, online access, and specifics of health-searching behaviors. Chart review determined patient body mass index and number of chronic illnesses. Logistic regression and chi(2) statistics were used to investigate the relationship between patient characteristics and the proportion of patients who use the Web for seeking health information.Results: Approximately 53% of respondents reported using Web or e-mail in the past year and 68% (33% of total sample) of those who accessed the Web used it to search for health information. The two most commonly cited search areas included information about a physical illness and nutrition/fitness. Education and race significantly predicted online health-seeking behavior when considering all factors in the study. Many patients (22%) relied on friends and family to navigate the Web, and 45% of patients reported that the information that they sought was unrelated to their clinical visit.Conclusion: Current use of the Internet for health information was limited among more disadvantaged patient groups. More research is needed to examine the relationship between health-seeking behavior and patients' management of their health and well-being.