What Predicts Patients' Interest in the Internet as a Health Resource in Primary Care in England?

Mead, Nicola; Varnam, Robert; Rogers, Anne; Roland, Martin

doi:10.1177/135581960300800108

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“…Beyond a lack of perceived need reported by nearly 50% of respondents, these included a lack of confidence using online communities (30%), trust in Internet resources (24%), confidence using computers in general (20%), or awareness of online breast cancer communities (20%). These findings reflect many of the modifiable factors that have been shown to influence Internet use for health information more generally (e.g., a positive outcome expectancy, previous use of health websites, positive Internet self-efficacy) [38].…”

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confidence: 57%

What is the role of online support from the perspective of facilitators of face-to-face support groups? A multi-method study of the use of breast cancer online communities

Bender

Katz

Ferris

et al. 2013

Patient Education and Counseling

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Section: Benefit Comparison Quotesupporting

confidence: 57%

What is the role of online support from the perspective of facilitators of face-to-face support groups? A multi-method study of the use of breast cancer online communities

Bender

Katz

Ferris

et al. 2013

Patient Education and Counseling

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“…Most studies concentrate on those who already have a computer. Older people from deprived areas tend not to have Internet access or do not see the need for it (Mead et al, 2003;Dutton et al, 2005). In this randomized controlled trial we provided new computers and a one-year broadband subscription to men and women medically diagnosed with coronary heart disease (CHD) and living in a derived area.…”

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Enabling healthy choices: is ICT the highway to health improvement?

et al. 2008

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a b s t r a c t The White Paper Choosing health acknowledges that there is no lack of information in the system about healthy lifestyles, but the manner of communication of risk and the level of support for lifestyle change need improvement. Action also has to be taken to address inequalities in health and to focus on securing better access to healthier choices for people in disadvantaged groups or areas. Accordingly, this randomized controlled trial examined whether access to a purpose-built health portal for heart disease could enable patients to manage better their heart conditions. We recruited 108 men and women aged 50-74 from coronary heart disease registries from a deprived area of Greater Manchester. Every participant received a new computer and one-year broadband subscription; however, only the experimental group received access to the Hearts of Salford health portal. Our results indicate that the experimental group changed their diet significantly. Specifi cally, they reported eating 'bad foods' (such as chips, sweets, crisps, fried foods, ready meals and cakes/biscuits) signifi cantly less often compared to the controls.

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“…One major contributing factor in the individual's reported interest in obtaining health information from the Internet was their confidence in their ability to use the Internet -"self-efficacy" and "positive outcome expectancy". In other words, the belief that Internet use will help them deal with health concerns will encourage further use [18]. The fact that users consistently reported that the NSHN was easy to use increases the probability that they will return to the site for future health care information needs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Internet surveys indicate that online information does directly influence users' decision making about health issues [18]. One survey indicated that more than 70% of users said that health information found online influenced a decision about their treatment [22].…”

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Consumer health information on the Internet: an evaluation report on the Nova Scotia Health Network

Amirault¹,

Cobbett²,

Doherty³

et al. 2005

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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Abstract:The Nova Scotia Health Network (NSHN) is a province-wide, Web-based consumer health information service provided through the cooperative efforts of various organizations, including public libraries, health sciences libraries, the Nova Scotia Provincial Library, and Dalhousie University. The primary intent of the NSHN was to build on existing community resources to provide a quality source of local and general health information. Objective -The purpose was to evaluate the NSHN from the perspective of its users in relation to the ease of use of the site and the usability of the information and content. Methods -A descriptive design was chosen to address the study objectives. Results -Study participants were those users of the NSHN site who agreed to complete and submit an online survey between June 2002 and June 2003. The majority of study respondents were white, middle-aged, English-speaking females, who resided in rural Nova Scotia. They were mostly able to find the information they wanted with little effort and in a reasonable time frame. One in four participants indicated that the information had been used to help them change their lifestyle, whereas one in three reported that they had shared the information with their health care provider. The content found on the site was very highly rated, with more than 90% reporting that the information was easy to understand, useful, and of high quality. Conclusion -The data obtained in this study was positive and encouraging. Sixty-six percent rated the site as a 4 or 5 (with 5 being the best rating) when compared with other health information sites they had visited. Individuals who visited the NSHN site in the past used the acquired information to change health care practices and (or) seek further treatment. Amirault et al. 46

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What Predicts Patients' Interest in the Internet as a Health Resource in Primary Care in England?

Abstract: Access, demographics and, particularly, motivational factors all influence patients' interest in the Internet as a health resource. Proposals to encourage more widespread use of digital health information need to take account of this complexity and not deal with access issues alone.

Cited by 85 publications

References 12 publications

What is the role of online support from the perspective of facilitators of face-to-face support groups? A multi-method study of the use of breast cancer online communities

What is the role of online support from the perspective of facilitators of face-to-face support groups? A multi-method study of the use of breast cancer online communities

Enabling healthy choices: is ICT the highway to health improvement?

Consumer health information on the Internet: an evaluation report on the Nova Scotia Health Network

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