Factors related to use of the Internet as a source of health information by urological cancer patients

Valero-Aguilera, Beatriz; Bermúdez-Tamayo, Clara; García-Gutiérrez, José Francisco; Jiménez-Pernett, Jaime; Vázquez-Alonso, Fernando; Suarez-Charneco, A.J.; Guerrero-Tejada, Rosario; Cózar-Olmo, J.M.

doi:10.1007/s00520-012-1431-x

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“…Two possible confounders are level of education and computer literacy. Both variables, education and computer literacy, have been shown to significantly influence Internet access; but not one's effectiveness in using, or taking advantage of, information obtained through Internet access (Thomas & Rutter, 2008;Valero-Aguilera et al, 2012). Since Internet access is not a criterion in the path model, the exclusion of level of education and computer literacy arguably does not invalidate our findings, as Internet access is captured through the variable Internet diffusion.…”

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The Mediating Role of Voice and Accountability in the Relationship Between Internet Diffusion and Government Corruption in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa

Kock

Gaskins

2013

Information Technology for Development

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We examine relationships among Internet diffusion, voice and accountability, and government corruption based on data from 24 Latin American and 23 sub-Saharan African countries from 2006 to 2010. Our study suggests that greater levels of Internet diffusion are associated with greater levels of voice and accountability and that greater levels of voice and accountability are associated with lower levels of government corruption. Also, there seems to be an overall relationship between Internet diffusion and government corruption, which is primarily indirect and mediated by voice and accountability. Our study builds on modernization theory, and employs the method of robust path analysis, implemented through the software WarpPLS. Policy-makers in developing countries aiming at increasing voice and accountability at the national level, and thus the degree to which their citizens participate in the country's governance, should strongly consider initiatives that broaden Internet access in their countries.

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Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 63%

The Mediating Role of Voice and Accountability in the Relationship Between Internet Diffusion and Government Corruption in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa

Kock

Gaskins

2013

Information Technology for Development

116

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“…DELICIOUS linking is inherently subjective ("I liked this site") and does not in any way measure quality of information because some homeopathy sites are highly linked, for example. Although Alexa, Google PageRank, and DELICIOUS may have met our very loose definition of technical quality criteria, our previous work 26 shows that popularity and quality as represented by domainindependent technical quality criteria are not related. Therefore, we do not consider Alexa to be a quality assessment tool that can benefit consumers.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…This in itself illustrates the limited usefulness of Google PageRank and DELICIOUS as a means of classifying Web sites based on their impact or quality, as already discussed by other authors. 26, 33 The results of Table 4 are inherently unreliable, as page rankings are well known to be easily manipulated by Web masters and advertisers. DELICIOUS linking is inherently subjective ("I liked this site") and does not in any way measure quality of information because some homeopathy sites are highly linked, for example.…”

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Adapting the Content of Cancer Web Sites to the Information Needs of Patients: Reliability and Readability

Alba-Ruiz¹,

Bermúdez-Tamayo²,

Pernett³

et al. 2013

Telemedicine and e-Health

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“…Although there is an abundance of literature on the topics of education, IT, and Internet information seeking in health care [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28], up-to-date literature comparing computer-based learning systems (CBLSs) with standard education in cancer populations is scarce. Although several systematic reviews compare CBLSs with standard education [1,[29][30][31][32][33], these reviews include studies dating from 1983 [30].…”

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A Literature Review of Patient Education: Is IT Time to Move Forward?

McIntyre

Craig

2015

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

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Introduction: Patient education is fundamental to high-quality care, enabling patient empowerment and improving outcomes and quality of life. Therefore, identifying the most effective education method should take precedence. Modern society relies heavily on technology and the Internet. Consequently, computer-based learning systems (CBLSs) have been introduced to increase information efficacy. This review aims to establish whether CBLSs should replace standard education for cancer populations.Methods: A systematic review of up-to-date studies comparing CBLSs and standard education for cancer patients was conducted. Results were assessed in terms of outcomes (knowledge, satisfaction, and decision making) and patient characteristics (age, sex, and socioeconomic status).Results: Results are conflicting. Although CBLSs scored highly in certain outcomes, standard education was more suited to some patient characteristics. Additionally, subgroups of society (older and low socioeconomic populations) were poorly represented in studies.Conclusions: Up-to-date research on cancer patient education is lacking. Results indicate that although CBLSs for cancer education show promise, further research is required. R ESUM E Introduction : L' education du patient est un aspect fondamental de la qualit e des soins, en permettant la responsabilisation du patient et l'am elioration des r esultats et de la qualit e de vie. La d etermination de la m ethode d' education la plus efficace est donc primordiale. Comme la soci et e moderne s'appuie fortement sur la technologie et internet, les syst emes d'apprentissage assist e par ordinateur (SAAO) ont et e mis en place pour augmenter l'efficacit e de l'information. Cette revue vise a d eterminer si les SAAO devraient remplacer les modalit es standard d' education pour les patients atteints de cancer. M ethodologie : Une revue syst ematique des etudes a jour comparant les SAAO et les modalit es standard pour les patients a et e r ealis ee. Les r esultats ont et e evalu es en termes de produits (connaissances, satisfaction, prise de d ecision) et de caract eristiques du patient (âge, sexe, statut socio economique).R esultats : Les r esultats sont ambigus. Bien que les SAAO obtiennent une note elev ee pour certains produits, les modalit es d' education standard sont mieux adapt ees a certaines caract eristiques des patients. Par ailleurs, certains sous-groupes sociaux (populations plusâg ees et de niveau socio economique plus faible) etaient sous-repr esent es dans les etudes.Conclusions : Il y a un manque de recherches a jour sur l' education des patients atteints de cancer. Les r esultats indiquent que d'autres recherches sont n ecessaires, même si les syst emes d'apprentissage assist e par ordinateur semblent prometteurs.

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Factors related to use of the Internet as a source of health information by urological cancer patients

Cited by 18 publications

References 24 publications

The Mediating Role of Voice and Accountability in the Relationship Between Internet Diffusion and Government Corruption in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa

The Mediating Role of Voice and Accountability in the Relationship Between Internet Diffusion and Government Corruption in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa

Adapting the Content of Cancer Web Sites to the Information Needs of Patients: Reliability and Readability

A Literature Review of Patient Education: Is IT Time to Move Forward?

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