Cell Phone and Computer Use Among Parents Visiting an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department.
Cell Phone and Computer Use Among Parents Visiting an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department.
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前往城市儿科急诊室就诊的家长使用手机和电脑。
DOI：
10.1097/pec.0000000000001679
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Gielen,AndreaC
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作者：
Shields,WendyC;Omaki,Elise;McDonald,EileenM;Rosenberg,Ruth;Aitken,Mary;Stevens,MarthaWood;Gielen,AndreaC
本研究的目的是评估带孩子去急诊室的城市家庭使用手机和计算机的普及率，并确定父母更喜欢使用什么技术来接收健康信息。方法我们访问了马里兰州巴尔的摩和阿肯色州小石城的2个儿科急诊室。以方便抽样的方式在候车区对8岁及以下儿童的父母进行自填式问卷调查。受访者主要是女性(83%)，年龄不到35岁(74%)，至少拥有高中文凭或普通教育发展(94%)。43%的人是全职员工。大多数受访者(95%)表示拥有手机，大多数受访者(88%)拥有智能手机，96%的受访者表示有一定的互联网接入能力。在手机用户中，91%的人报告说他们每天都会发短信。超过一半(63%)的受访者表示在家中可以上网；31%的受访者表示在工作时可以上网。手机和电脑用户的行为模式和偏好都出现了。受访者更倾向于使用智能手机而不是电脑来查看电子邮件(75%比50%，P<；0.0001)和上网(78%比67%，P=0.002)。结论手机和电脑在儿科急诊科的城市家庭中普遍存在，这为这些通常服务不足的人群提供了新的健康信息传递方式。旨在提供健康信息的提供商应该考虑智能手机应用程序、基于短信的程序和电子邮件来与患者沟通。
ObjectivesThe objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of cell phone and computer use among urban families bringing their children to an emergency department and to determine which technologies parents prefer to use to receive health information.MethodsWe visited 2 pediatric emergency departments in Baltimore, Md, and Little Rock, Ark. A convenience sample of parents of children 8 years old or younger completed a self-administered survey in the waiting area.ResultsTwo hundred thirty-eight surveys were completed. Respondents were primarily female (83%), less than 35 years old (74%), and had at least a high school diploma or General Educational Development (94%). Forty-three percent were employed full time. A majority (95%) of respondents reported owning a cell phone, with most (88%) owning a smartphone and 96% reported having some internet access. Of cell phone owners, 91% reported daily text messaging activity. Over half (63%) of respondents reported having computer internet access at home; 31% reported having internet access at work. Patterns of behavior and preferences emerged for both cell phone and computer use. Respondents were more likely to check their email (75% vs 50%, P< 0.0001) and access the internet (78% vs 67%, P= 0.002) with a smartphone rather than their computer.ConclusionsBoth cell phones and computers are prevalent and used among urban families seen in pediatric emergency departments, offering new ways to deliver health information to these often underserved populations. Providers aiming to deliver health information should consider smartphone applications, text message–based programs, and email to communicate with their patients.