Expanding Internet Access for Health Care Consumers

Wilkins, Aaron S.

doi:10.1097/00004010-199902430-00004

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“…Some of them seemed to indicate a belief that the Internet is not useful enough to warrant the expense of access; this finding is supported by discussion in the literature of a lack of interest in gaining access among individuals without access (Wilkins, 1999). That is, our findings and the literature suggest that many women without access believe that access is not worth having.…”

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Predictors of Women's Internet Access and Internet Health Seeking

Bowen

Meischke

Bush

et al. 2003

Health Care for Women International

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A random, population-based sample of 431 women aged 18-74 in King County, Washington, USA, completed a survey module on Internet use and access. Level of mental health, level of general health perceptions, older age, and higher income predicted women's health-related Internet use. Participants without access reported various barriers to obtaining access; perceived lack of usefulness of the Internet as an information source and unfamiliarity with using this technology appear equally important reasons as financial cost for not adopting the Internet. Internet use motivators are complex; these findings have relevance to the design of Internet-based interventions.

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confidence: 76%

Predictors of Women's Internet Access and Internet Health Seeking

Bowen

Meischke

Bush

et al. 2003

Health Care for Women International

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“…First, this survey was only available online, thus restricting participation, particularly amongst older individuals. Additionally, individuals having Internet access often show an increased knowledge of their disease and available treatments and have higher expectations from physicians [48]. As such, the responses in this survey may be negatively biased in relation to the level of information received from the doctor.…”

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Move for Change Part I: a European survey evaluating the impact of the EPDA Charter for People with Parkinson’s disease

Bloem

Stocchi

2011

Euro J of Neurology

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Background and purposeThe 1997 European Parkinson’s Disease Association’s (EPDA) Charter for People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) outlines their rights in terms of standards of care. It states that all patients have the right to: be referred to a doctor with a special interest in PD; receive an accurate diagnosis; have access to support services; receive continuous care; and take part in managing their illness. Move for Change is a three-part series of pan-European patient surveys based on this Charter.MethodsThis first survey, consisting of 23 questions, focusing on the initial two points of the Charter, was administered online through the EPDA and affiliated patient associations’ Web sites. Of 2149 forms received from 35 European countries, 2068 (96.2%) were analyzed, with the remainder excluded, mainly due to incomplete responses.ResultsThe majority of patients were diagnosed within 2 years from the onset of first symptoms (82.7%; range, <1 year to ≥5 years). In relation to diagnosis delivery, 45.3% of patients stated that it was ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’. During the 2 years following diagnosis, 43.8% of respondents had never seen a PD specialist. Care was usually overseen by generically active neurologists (92.5%) or family doctors (81.0%), with considerable overlap between the two.ConclusionsThese data highlight challenges that patients with PD face during the period of diagnosis, despite introduction of the Charter. These findings can assist healthcare professionals and policy makers in improving the level of care for patients and their families across Europe, and we offer suggestions about how this can be achieved.

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“…While the current study focused on the potential positive outcomes of consumer use of the Internet for health care, there could be negative outcomes as well. Despite the potential negative outcomes such as misuse of information and issues with information confidentiality and security, successful implementation of expanding Internet access for consumers has been considered a competitive advantage (Wilkins 1999).…”

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Consumer Use of the Internet for Health Management

Lee

2016

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

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Although health information search might be the most common motive that consumers have for using the Internet for healthcare, they also use the Internet for other purposes such as healthcare management. To date, most research on consumer use of the Internet for healthcare has focused on consumers' search for health information, while focusing less on other activities of consumers on the Internet. The purpose of this study was to examine how Internet-related characteristics (Internet experience and trust in the Internet) and individual-related traits (confidence in self healthcare and general health status) were associated with consumers' use of the Internet for different purposes, such as healthcare management. Using a subsample of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 4 Cycle 3 data, ordered probit regressions were conducted to test the hypotheses. The results of the study further suggest useful implications for public health policy makers, marketers, and healthcare businesses in terms of factors to consider in the successful implementation of healthcare promotion and management in the computer-mediated environment of the Internet. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Expanding Internet Access for Health Care Consumers

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Predictors of Women's Internet Access and Internet Health Seeking

Predictors of Women's Internet Access and Internet Health Seeking

Move for Change Part I: a European survey evaluating the impact of the EPDA Charter for People with Parkinson’s disease

Consumer Use of the Internet for Health Management

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