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Evaluation of the health related Internet use by primary care patients

Ionut Chiriac, Silvia Gonzalez, Carlos Bernades, Susana Vilalta, Antoni Peris, Zeki Baba. Evaluation of the health related Internet use by primary care patients. t. Why.

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Evaluation of the health related Internet use by primary care patients

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  1. Ionut Chiriac, Silvia Gonzalez, Carlos Bernades, Susana Vilalta, Antoni Peris, Zeki Baba Evaluation of the health related Internet use by primary care patients t

  2. Why • The extensive availability of the Internet and the significant amount of online health-related data leads the patients towards this new resource. • http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm • Sometimes the patients share this information with their health care provider and we noticed that part of this information is inaccurate and doesn’t consider the background of users, which might confuse the patient in regard to his condition and the appropriate treatment. • We consider developing a blog to provide proper information and create an online consultation for our patients to facilitate access and communication.

  3. How • Self admnistered survey in the waiting areas of our center during a 6-day period in march 2012 • Staff involved: GPs, nurses, pediatricians • The survey included: • Demographic data • Chronic diseases • Internet use • The confidence on the information found and the likelihood of discussing it with the healthcare provider. • Possible interest in a blog designed by our team

  4. What ► 454 surveys (60% women) Age groups and gender

  5. Studies and gender ►39,9% of allhavechronicdiseases

  6. Internet use 60% of our sample uses internet (39.1% W, 21.6% M)

  7. Reasons for internet use No significant difference were found between ages and gender for reasons of internet use

  8. Percentages of patientsthathaveconfidence in theinformationfound, that share theinformationduringthevisit and theinterest in the blog bygender

  9. Percentages of patientsthathaveconfidence in theinformationfound, that share theinformationduringthevisit and theinterest in blog byagegroups

  10. Conclusions • A highnumber of femalepatientswith at least a high-schooldegree look for online medical information . • They trust and share theirfindingswiththehealthcareproviders. • Thepatientswithchronicdiseasesmake a lesser use of the Internet formedicalinformation. • Consideringtheinterestexpressedbyourpatientswe are workingondeveloping a medical blog toprovideaccurateinformation and covertheirneeds, facilitatingtheinteraction.

  11. ¡Muchas gracias! Moltes gràcies! Thank you very much! Merci Beaucoup! Muito Obrigado! Grazie Mille! Mulţumesc Foarte Mult! Ezkerrik Azko! ichiriac@casap.cat

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