Acesso a informações de saúde na internet: uma questão de saúde pública?

Moretti, Felipe Azevedo; Oliveira, Vanessa Elias de; Silva, Edina Mariko Koga da

doi:10.1590/s0104-42302012000600008

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“…Searched topics include diseases and their treatments, prevention of pathologies, nutrition, hygiene and healthcare services. 16 In the health area, the internet is also considered a powerful strategy to handle several clinical conditions, offer better quality of life to users, promote more autonomy, proactivity and self-confidence in patients and provide greater freedom of choice, helping patients and families make decisions. 17 With this information availability, the internet can be seen as an empowerment instrument for patients for being a resource to promote health and impacting individual and collective care.…”

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Use of social networking websites as a care instrument for hospitalized adolescents

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Objective: This study aimed to understand how social networking websites are used by adolescents and their importance during the hospitalization process. Method: A descriptive and qualitative study was supported by the virtual ethnographic method and resorted to the symbolic interactionism as theoretical framework. Eleven hospitalized adolescents were interviewed. Results:Three categories were identified based on the analysis of interviews and posts: Being able to use social networking websites during hospitalization; Using the Facebook ® chat to keep connected to friends; Seeking support from friends through social networking websites. Final considerations: Facebook ® was the social networking website that adolescents used the most, standing out as an important form of entertainment during hospitalization that facilitates communication and social support.Healthcare professionals should value the use of social networking websites by hospitalized adolescents and encourage access to these tools, providing hospital resources to expand and facilitate this access.Keywords: Adolescent; Hospitalization; Nursing; Social Networking. resumenObjetivo: Este estudio buscó comprender cómo las redes sociales virtuales son utilizadas por adolescentes y su importancia durante el proceso de hospitalización. Método: Estudio cualitativo y descriptivo apoyado en el método de etnografia virtual, utilizando el interacionismo simbólico como referencial teórico. Se realizaron entrevistas con 11 adolescentes hospitalizados.Resultados: A partir del análisis de las entrevistas y de las entradas, identificamos tres categorías: Pudiendo utilizar Facebook ® durante la hospitalización; Utilizando el chat de Facebook ® para mantenerse conectado con los amigos y Buscando el apoyo de los amigos a través de de las redes sociales virtuales. Consideraciones finales: Facebook ® fue la red social más utilizada por los adolescentes, configurándose como una importante forma de entretenimiento durante la hospitalización, facilitando la comunicación y soporte social para los adolescentes. Los profesionales de la salud deben considerar como importante el uso de las redes sociales en línea por los adolescentes hospitalizados, estimulando el acceso y buscando proporcionar recursos para ampliar y facilitar el acceso.

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Use of social networking websites as a care instrument for hospitalized adolescents

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“…In a study conducted in the United States to examine the use of the internet to search for health-related information according to sex and the parental status, it was found that men and women with children search for information in a similar way, and both feel relief with the data found because they discover that most of the symptoms and behaviours are normal among children (13) . Furthermore, the internet promotes access to information, and provides a huge amount of online content health-related issues (28) . The information available on the internet improves care and provides knowledge on clinical interventions and selfcare (17)(18) .…”

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“…The dynamism of the internet provides a flow of simultaneous communication and becomes an instrument of support to caregivers in decision making and reduces family stress, which only benefits the child and/or adolescent (18,(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30) . In addition to the content available on the internet and online services, in order to cope with the chronic condition, parents, children, and adolescents use applications that focus on the specific pathology (14,16,(19)(20)(21)(22) .…”

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“…The internet as a source of information has weaknesses and peculiarities and should therefore be used with caution (28) . Many sites, platforms or applications related to healthcare have outdated or incomplete information, without authorship or origin, or containing language that is inappropriate for the target audience.…”

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Informações on-line como suporte às famílias de crianças e adolescentes com doença crônica

Mazza

Lima

Carvalho³

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Rev. Gaúcha Enferm.

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Objective:To describe the use of online information as support to families of children and adolescents with chronic disease. Methods: This is an integrative review conducted in August 2015, with an online search in the following databases: PubMed, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature, and Science Direct. Results: Twelve studies were selected from the 293 studies found in the databases. After analysis, the following two categories emerged: Potentialities of the use of online information by families of children and adolescents with chronic disease, and Weaknesses of the use of online information by families of children and adolescents with chronic disease. Conclusions:The internet off ers a wide range of information that helps families manage the care of children and adolescents with chronic diseases, but it also has characteristics that need to be analysed.

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“…A study conducted in 2011 revealed that most people who search the Internet for health information do so for their own health or that of their relatives. Women represent the majority of users 3. Currently, the Internet is used by three billion people worldwide, according to a study published in November 2014 by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and publicized in several countries by the United Nations (UN).…”

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Assessing the nutritional information for children younger than two years old available on popular websites

Monteiro

Assis

Leite

et al. 2016

Revista Paulista de Pediatria (English Edition)

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Objective:To analyze whether the information found on popular Internet sites are in accordance with the steps recommended by the Food Guide for Children Younger than Two Years of the Ministry of Health (2010).Methods:Descriptive/comparative study, carried out between August and October 2014, which carried out a search for popular sites (for lay people) in Portuguese, containing information on nutrition of children younger than two years. The Google search engine was used. These findings were compared with the Food Guide for Children Younger than Two Years of the Ministry of Health (2010). It was verified whether the information shown on the websites was in accordance with the Guide.Results:A total of 50 sites were analyzed, including blogs, food company websites and websites specialized in child nutrition. Only 10% of those pages correctly showed every step of the Food Guide. The recommendations were: exclusive breastfeeding up to six months of life (80%); complementary feeding from six months of life (36%); baby food consistency according to the guide (48%); encouraging the consumption of fruits and vegetables daily (60%). Regarding the complementary feeding safety and hygiene, 26% contained correct information. Only 36% correctly warned about which foods should be avoided in the first years of life.Conclusions:The information found on the sites is largely in disagreement with the Ministry of Health recommendations, which can lead to misconceptions in the nutritional care of the children younger than two years.

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Acesso a informações de saúde na internet: uma questão de saúde pública?

Abstract: It can be concluded that the internet is proving to be a major source of health information for the population, and that website certification is a strategy to be contemplated to improve the quality of information and to promote public health.

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Use of social networking websites as a care instrument for hospitalized adolescents

Use of social networking websites as a care instrument for hospitalized adolescents

Informações on-line como suporte às famílias de crianças e adolescentes com doença crônica

Assessing the nutritional information for children younger than two years old available on popular websites

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