Effect of Internet on Chinese Patients Undergoing

Authors: Xiequn Xu Tao Hong Binglu Li Wei Liu

Publish Date: 2014/06/24

Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 179-185

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Abstract

A total of 223 patients 899  sought health information from the internet Patients searching the internet for information about LC were younger than those who did not It varied with employment status educational level and household average income Among patients searching the internet for LC information 354  felt more worried and 372  felt more assured 152  went to visit other doctors and 85  considered changing their treatment because of internet useA significant proportion of patients used the internet to obtain information about their disease Age employment status educational level and household average monthly income had an effect on internet usage for LC information The use of the internet could cause mixed emotional outcomes among patients Physicians should guide Chinese patients to professional websites of high quality and take time to discuss the information with patients during their visits and consultationsXu X was involved in designing and conducting the study in analyzing and interpreting the data and drafting the article Hong T and Li B were involved in the supervision of the statistical methods and data analysis Liu W made substantial contributions to the article and critically revised it All authors approved the final manuscript

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