Use of the Internet for Health Information Among Primary Care Patients in Rural West Texas

Zhang, Yan; Jones, Betsy; Spalding, Mary; Young, Rodney; Ragain, Mike

doi:10.1097/smj.0b013e3181a52117

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“…Our findings align with studies in other chronic diseases, which reveal inconsistency in website use, but self-reported or measured use has been noted to range from approximately 10-40% of those queried [20-22]. Adults in the United States living with chronic disease are significantly less likely than healthy adults to have access to the Internet (62% vs 81%), but once online, those with chronic disease are more likely to use social media and online tools to share information and obtain support from their peers [23].…”

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Directed Use of the Internet for Health Information by Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Prospective Cohort Study

Diamantidis¹,

Fink²,

Yang³

et al. 2013

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundHealth information technology has become common in the care of patients with chronic diseases; however, there are few such applications employed in kidney disease.ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to evaluate the use of a website providing disease-specific safety information by patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease.MethodsAs part of the Safe Kidney Care (SKC) study, an educational website was designed to provide information on safety concerns in chronic kidney disease. Phase I study participants were provided a medical alert accessory with a unique ID number, the Safe Kidney Care website, and an in-person tutorial on the use of the Internet and accessing the SKC website at baseline. Participants were asked to visit the website and enter their unique ID as frequently as they desired over the next 365 days or until their annual follow-up visit, whichever occurred first. Participants’ visits and dwell times on specific safety modules were tracked using embedded webpage PHP scripts linked to a MySQL database, enabling the collection of website usage statistics.ResultsOf 108 Phase I participants, 28.7% (31/108) visited the website from 1-6 times during the observation period (median follow-up 365 days). Median access time was 7 minutes per visit (range <1-46) and 13 minutes per person (range <1-123). The three most frequently visited pages were “Renal function calculator”, “Pills to avoid”, and “Foods to avoid”. High school education and frequent Internet use were significantly associated with website entry (P=.02 and P=.03, respectively).ConclusionsPreliminary results show general interest in a Web-based platform designed to improve patient safety in chronic kidney disease.Trial RegistrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT01407367; http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01407367 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6KvxFKA6M).

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confidence: 89%

Directed Use of the Internet for Health Information by Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Prospective Cohort Study

Diamantidis¹,

Fink²,

Yang³

et al. 2013

J Med Internet Res

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“…This same iterative process was used in the development of the Safe Kidney Care Cohort study (SKC) website (http://www.safekidneycare.org), which provides information to patients, family members and providers, on topics relevant to patient safety in CKD [33]. After one year of follow-up, approximately 29% (n = 31) of SKC participants who were invited to visit the website (n = 108) did so, [34] which corroborates with other studies of website usage, revealing that approximately one third of study participants will visit a website when asked [35,36]. …”

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confidence: 65%

Health information technology (IT) to improve the care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)

2014

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Several reports show that patients with chronic disease who are empowered with information technology (IT) tools for monitoring, training and self-management have improved outcomes, however there are few such applications employed in kidney disease. This review explores the current and potential uses of health IT platforms to advance kidney disease care by offering innovative solutions to inform, engage and communicate with individuals with CKD.

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“…Preliminary studies suggest that rural residents are less likely to search the Internet for general health information. [23][24][25] Much less is known regarding online searches for mental health information, although early findings from Australian studies suggest that Internet resources have high potential value for rural populations. 26 The purpose of this study was to investigate reactions to healthrelated information online in rural and nonrural adults, using data from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.…”

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Rural Adults' Use of Health-Related Information Online: Data from a 2006 National Online Health Survey

Ruggiero

Grös²,

McCauley³

et al. 2011

Telemedicine and e-Health

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Objective: The objective of this study was to examine access and use of health-related information online in rural versus nonrural Internet users, using national data from the 2006 Pew Internet and American Life Project. Materials and Methods: A national telephone survey of 2,928 adults in August 2006 yielded a sample of 1,992 adults who use the Internet regularly. A structured interview was administered to assess frequency of Internet use and access and use of health-related information online. Results: Most Internetusing rural adults search for health-related information online; twothirds seek information about specific medical problems and over half seek information about treatment. Three-fifths of rural adults surveyed stated that online health-related information affected the decisions they made in health maintenance and managing treatment of an illness. More than one-third reported being significantly helped by information they found, whereas one-fourth reported being confused. Comparisons between rural and nonrural Internet users suggested that rural users were more likely to seek information about smoking cessation ( [1, N = 1,592] = 9.83, p < 0.01)-by information they found. Conclusions: Rural Americans are increasingly using the Internet to acquire information about chronic disease, mental health, doctors, and treatment options. Priorities should include further development and rigorous evaluation of online resources to ensure high-quality, more direct tailoring of resources to rural families and development of tools to assist consumers in assessing the credibility of online information.

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Use of the Internet for Health Information Among Primary Care Patients in Rural West Texas

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Directed Use of the Internet for Health Information by Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Prospective Cohort Study

Directed Use of the Internet for Health Information by Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Prospective Cohort Study

Health information technology (IT) to improve the care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Rural Adults' Use of Health-Related Information Online: Data from a 2006 National Online Health Survey

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