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1Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Box 3662, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. oconn003@mc.duke.edu
JAMA
|October 18, 2000
Resumen
En 1999, más de una cuarta parte de los pacientes de gastroenterología utilizaban Internet para obtener información médica. La mayoría de los pacientes encuestados planeaban usar recursos de salud en línea en el futuro, destacando el papel creciente de la web en la atención médica.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La informática médica es la informática médica.
- Servicios de salud Servicios de salud Investigación Investigación.
- Salud digital La salud digital.
Sus antecedentes:
- La búsqueda de información de salud en línea prevaleció en 1998, pero las encuestas anteriores carecían de poblaciones clínicas.
- La generalización de los datos existentes a la práctica clínica fue limitada debido a los métodos de muestreo.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para evaluar el acceso a Internet de los pacientes de gastroenterología y su uso para obtener información médica.
- Para identificar los tipos de información de salud que los pacientes buscan en línea.
- Para determinar la frecuencia de las recomendaciones de los médicos para la investigación de la salud basada en la web.
Principales métodos:
- En agosto de 1999 se realizó una encuesta transversal.
- Participaron 1006 pacientes ambulatorios de gastroenterología en Carolina del Norte e Illinois.
- Los datos recopilados incluyeron datos demográficos de pacientes, acceso a la web, patrones de uso y futuras intenciones.
Principales resultados:
- 924 pacientes completaron la encuesta (tasa de respuesta del 92%).
- El 25,5% de todos los pacientes encuestados habían buscado información médica en la web en el último año.
- El 60% de los pacientes tenía la intención de utilizar la web como un recurso de información médica en el futuro.
- Solo el 4% de los pacientes informaron que el médico los derivó a recursos web.
Conclusiones:
- Más del 25% de los pacientes ambulatorios de gastroenterología utilizaron la web para obtener información médica en el año anterior.
- Una mayoría significativa (más del 66%) expresó su intención de utilizar la web para obtener información de salud en el futuro.
- El estudio subraya la creciente importancia de Internet como un recurso para el paciente en un entorno clínico.
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