Are Parents Getting it Right? A Survey of Parents' Internet Use for Children's Health Care Information.
Are Parents Getting it Right? A Survey of Parents' Internet Use for Children's Health Care Information.
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DOI：
10.2196/ijmr.3790
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发表时间：
2015-06-22
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2
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Matava CT
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作者：
Pehora C;Gajaria N;Stoute M;Fracassa S;Serebale-O'Sullivan R;Matava CT
使用互联网搜索医疗和健康相关信息的情况越来越多，这与质量和安全问题有关。我们调查了家长当前对可靠网站上儿童健康信息的使用和看法。在机构伦理批准后，我们对日间手术的儿童的父母/监护人进行了一项调查。由调查人员开发和测试的20项调查工具进行了管理。98%的受访者报告说，他们使用互联网搜索有关孩子健康的信息。许多受访者报告说，他们开始在公共搜索引擎搜索（80%）;不到20%的人报告说，他们开始在大学/医院为基础的网站搜索。感冒/流感、皮肤病和发烧等常见疾病是最常搜索的，其次是直接影响孩子的独特疾病。尽管大学/医院网站的健康信息使用率较低，但大多数受访者（74%）认为这些网站提供安全，准确和可靠的信息。相比之下，只有24%的受访者认为公共搜索引擎提供安全可靠的信息。50%的受访者报告说，他们与家庭医生交叉检查了互联网上的信息。前所未有的大多数父母和监护人正在使用互联网获取他们孩子的健康信息。令人关切的是，父母和监护人目前没有使用可靠和安全的信息来源。卫生保健提供者应该开始通过各种方式，包括教育、多平台设计和更好的搜索引擎优化，专注于改善对安全、准确和可靠信息的获取。
The use of the Internet to search for medical and health-related information is increasing and associated with concerns around quality and safety. We investigated the current use and perceptions on reliable websites for children’s health information by parents. Following institutional ethics approval, we conducted a survey of parents/guardians of children presenting for day surgery. A 20-item survey instrument developed and tested by the investigators was administered. Ninety-eight percent of respondents reported that they used the Internet to search for information about their child’s health. Many respondents reported beginning their search at public search engines (80%); less than 20% reported starting their search at university/hospital-based websites. Common conditions such as colds/flu, skin conditions and fever were the most frequently searched, and unique conditions directly affecting the child were second. Despite low usage levels of university/hospital-based websites for health information, the majority of respondents (74%) regarded these as providing safe, accurate, and reliable information. In contrast, only 24% of respondents regarded public search engines as providing safe and reliable information. Fifty percent of respondents reported that they cross-checked information found on the internet with a family physician. An unprecedented majority of parents and guardians are using the Internet for their child’s health information. Of concern is that parents and guardians are currently not using reliable and safe sources of information. Health care providers should begin to focus on improving access to safe, accurate, and reliable information through various modalities including education, designing for multiplatform, and better search engine optimization.