2012
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12x658250
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‘I need her to be a doctor’: patients’ experiences of presenting health information from the internet in GP consultations

Abstract: BackgroundPatients are increasingly using the internet for health-related information and may bring this to a GP consultation. There is scant information about why patients do this and what they expect from their GP. AimThe aim was to explore patients' motivation in presenting information, their perception of the GP's response and what they wanted from their doctor. Design and settingQualitative study based in North London involving patients with experience of bringing health information from the internet to t… Show more

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“…This study focused on the terminology seen in the context of fictional self-triage decisions, the role of uncertainty in light of different self-posited diagnoses is particularly important given our technologically and informationally rich environment, where individuals seek much of their health information online. With individuals reporting self-triage as one of the primary reasons for online health information seeking (Bowes et al, 2012), decisions to seek care are now influenced by publically available information, most of which is found on the Internet (Morahan-Martin, 2004). More specifically, searching for health information may actually escalate health concerns (White and Horvitz, 2009;Fergus, 2013) and health information "facts" are often hard to find and are rarely contained within the same information site (Benigeri and Pluye, 2003).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This study focused on the terminology seen in the context of fictional self-triage decisions, the role of uncertainty in light of different self-posited diagnoses is particularly important given our technologically and informationally rich environment, where individuals seek much of their health information online. With individuals reporting self-triage as one of the primary reasons for online health information seeking (Bowes et al, 2012), decisions to seek care are now influenced by publically available information, most of which is found on the Internet (Morahan-Martin, 2004). More specifically, searching for health information may actually escalate health concerns (White and Horvitz, 2009;Fergus, 2013) and health information "facts" are often hard to find and are rarely contained within the same information site (Benigeri and Pluye, 2003).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dans un premier temps, les patients utilisent Internet pour trouver de l'information sur le problème de santé auquel ils sont confrontés, évaluer la gravité de leurs symptômes et la nécessité d'une consultation du médecin, et enin, identiier des ressources appropriées (Bowes et al, 2012). Après la consultation, les patients ont recours à Internet pour trouver des informations complémentaires sur le diagnostic, obtenir une seconde opinion, s'informer sur la gestion au quotidien de la maladie et les efets secondaires du médicament prescrit, se renseigner sur d'autres alternatives de traitement, ou encore, rechercher du support émotionnel pour mieux gérer leur problématique de santé (Attield, Adams et Blanford, 2006 ;Caiata-Zuferey et al, 2011 ;McMullan, 2006 ;Murray et al, 2003).…”
Section: Impact De La Recherche D'information Sur Les Comportements Dunclassified
“…Si les patients apprécient pouvoir discuter l'information recueillie en ligne avec leur clinicien, ils ne se sentent, par contre, pas toujours à l'aise de le faire pendant la consultation, anticipant le caractère potentiellement perturbateur dec leur démarche (Iverson et al, 2008 ;Bowes et al, 2012;Dedding et al, 2011). Aussi, usent-ils de diférentes stratégies pour introduire cette information dans la conversation, par exemple, en ne la mentionnant pas au début de la consultation (Bowes et al, 2012).…”
Section: Impact De La Recherche D'information Sur Les Comportements Dunclassified
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