Internet Use by Patients with Psychiatric Disorders in Search for General and Medical Informations

Khazaal, Yasser; Chatton, Anne; Cochand, Sophie; Hoch, Aliosca; Khankarli, Mona B.; Khan, Riaz Ahmad; Zullino, Daniele

doi:10.1007/s11126-008-9083-1

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“…8,20,26,28,34,36 However, social media are reported to have broken down some of these socioeconomic disparities, as their use is not restricted by race, ethnicity, income, education level, or geographic location. 5,28,30 The current study also found no correlation between social media use and race, income, or geographic location.…”

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“…2,38 While physicians are the preferred source of information, 9,13,22,35,40 in reality, caregivers turn to the Internet for answers first, especially for rare and chronic conditions. 9,13 While Internet use is becoming nearly universal, the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 8,11,18,36 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), 22,26,28 and disease-specific studies 2,6,20,34,37,39 have found that socioeconomic disparities create a digital divide between patient populations. Interestingly, use of social media is reported to permeate all race, economic, and educational strata.…”

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Technology preferences among caregivers of children with hydrocephalus

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Falola³

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Object The Internet and social media are powerful disseminators of medical information, providing new portals for patient care. The authors of this study evaluated current technology hardware, Internet, and social media use and their socioeconomic relationships among caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. Methods A written survey was completed in the neurosurgical clinics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham by 300 parents of children with shunted hydrocephalus between October 26, 2010, and July 26, 2011. Results Computer use (94.6%), Internet use (91.7%), smartphone use (56.9%), and Internet research on hydrocephalus (81.9%) were prevalent. However, for each of these four utilizations there was significantly lower access by caregivers of minority races (p = 0.04, 0.03, 0.002, and < 0.0001, respectively), lower income (p = 0.02, 0.01, < 0.0001, and < 0.0001, respectively), and lower level of education (p = 0.001, 0.002, < 0.0001, and 0.001, respectively). Personal use of social media was prevalent (95.1% of all Internet users) with use being more prevalent among less-educated than higher-educated caregivers (p = 0.017). Hydrocephalus-related social media use (59.5% of Internet users) was not associated with socioeconomic factors. For hydrocephalus education on the Internet, caregivers chose information websites such as Wikipedia or the Hydrocephalus Association as preferred platforms; these preferences were followed by use of social media websites. Facebook and YouTube were the preferred social media platforms for personal and hydrocephalus-related use. Parents indicate moderate skepticism about the trustworthiness of the Internet; only 21.7% always trust the online sources. Most parents (89.8%) say that they would visit neurosurgeon-recommended websites. Of Internet-using caregivers, 28.6% use the Internet or social media to find hydrocephalus support groups, and 34.8% have used the Internet to communicate with other caregivers who have children with similar conditions. Conclusions Technology hardware, the Internet, and social media are widely used with some skepticism by parents of children with shunted hydrocephalus. Caregivers are interested in physician-recommended Internet resources. Socioeconomic factors including race, income, and level of education reveal a disparity in access to some of these resources, although all groups have relatively high use. Unlike typical technology use, social media use is breaking down the digital divide among ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

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Technology preferences among caregivers of children with hydrocephalus

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“…[1,2] For example, a survey of the British population revealed that 18% of all Internet users had sought online information related to mental health, with a higher prevalence among those with a past history of mental health problems. [3] In the same vein, Khazaal et al [4] revealed that 68.5% of patients followed in an outpatient psychiatric unit used the Internet to find health-related information.…”

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Quality of web-based information on depression

Zermatten¹,

Khazaal²,

Coquard³

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Depress. Anxiety

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“…It is possible that young men feel more comfortable contacting a call centre instead of directly facing a healthcare professional. This is in line with mental health patients' preference for anonymous sources for health and medicines information [33][34][35].…”

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Consumers’ questions about antipsychotic medication: revealing safety concerns and the silent voices of young men

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Internet Use by Patients with Psychiatric Disorders in Search for General and Medical Informations

Abstract: Internet is currently used by patients treated for psychiatric disorders, especially for medical seeking information.

Cited by 72 publications

References 14 publications

Technology preferences among caregivers of children with hydrocephalus

Technology preferences among caregivers of children with hydrocephalus

Quality of web-based information on depression

Consumers’ questions about antipsychotic medication: revealing safety concerns and the silent voices of young men

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