Parental Internet Use and Health Information Seeking Behavior Comparing Elective and Emergency Pediatric Surgical Situations

Wong, Michael Kien Yee; Sivasegaran, Daveraj; Choo, Candy Suet Cheng; Nah, Shireen Anne

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1604021

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“…Previous studies into the information seeking behaviours of parents whose children are undergoing surgery have found that around 40-98% of parents search online for information about their child's condition [10,[14][15][16][24][25][26]. This study is the rst to stratify parents depending on whether they searched for information online before or after their child's surgery.…”

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“…Research suggests that parents seeking information about their child's health online is a consolidated behavior [5][6][7][8], with the most recent studies in Western Europe reporting that 80-90% of parents use the internet in this way [9][10][11]. Parents report seeking online information about speci c conditions and symptoms their child is experiencing [12][13], medical and surgical treatments [10,[14][15], and for more general parenting advice [12]. Information found online can in uence questions parents ask their child's clinicians and decisions they make about their child's care [7,10,16].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A number of studies have investigated online information seeking by parents of children undergoing surgery [10,[14][15][16][24][25][26]. These studies focussed on various aspects of parental health information seeking, including sources of online information [15][16]24], what parents search for [14,16], perceptions of quality/usefulness of information [14][15][16][24][25], comparisons with traditional sources of information (e.g. surgeons) [10,[14][15], how parents use information they nd (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These studies focussed on various aspects of parental health information seeking, including sources of online information [15][16]24], what parents search for [14,16], perceptions of quality/usefulness of information [14][15][16][24][25], comparisons with traditional sources of information (e.g. surgeons) [10,[14][15], how parents use information they nd (e.g. to aid decision making, discuss with clinicians), and determinants of searching behaviour (e.g.…”

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Online health information seeking behaviours of parents of children undergoing surgery in a pediatric hospital in Rome, Italy: a survey

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Abstract Background: People increasingly search online for health information. Particularly, parents of patients often use the Internet as a source for health information. We conducted a survey to investigate the online searching behavior of parents of patients <18 years, admitted for surgery in an Italian pediatric hospital. Methods: The cross-sectional survey was nested in a prospective cohort study on surgical procedures. Parents of patients undergoing surgical procedures at Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy, were enrolled and contacted by phone after the procedure. We recorded socio-demographic data, sex, length of stay following surgery, proximity of residence to the hospital, use of the internet to search for information on the surgery before and after the intervention and effect of information found online. Results: The majority (91%) of parents of children undergoing surgical intervention used the internet. Of these, 74.3% of parents searched for information before surgery, and 26.1% searched for information after. Most parents searched for information on the care provider’s website. Two thirds of parents reported that information found online had increased their understanding of the child’s condition. Multivariate analyses indicated that families living far from the hospital (> 43 km) were more likely to search for health information (OR 2.3; 95% CI 1.34 - 4.00), as were families of patients undergoing a major surgery (OR=2.1; 95% CI 1.04 - 4.11). Conclusions: Parents of children undergoing surgery often search online for information on their child’s intervention, in particular those whose child is scheduled for a major surgery and those living far from the hospital. A survey like the present one allows to understand parents’ information needs, to better guide them in online information seeking and to better tailor information provided on the care provider’s website.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Online health information seeking behaviours of parents of children undergoing surgery in a pediatric hospital in Rome, Italy: a survey

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“…For several years now, this development has been continuously increasing and it is assumed that to date the vast majority of patients use the internet. Depending on the group of patients interviewed and the time of assessment, patients report in 42-96.4 % of the cases that they have internet access [32][33][34]. 52.3-90.0 % of the patients also use the internet for systematically searching for healthcare information [32][33][34][35][36].…”

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Die Rolle des Internets für Gesundheitsinformationen in der Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde

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ZusaMMenFassung Durch die Verbreitung des Internets kam es in den letzten Jahrzehnten zu einer Revolution des menschlichen Informations-und Kommunikationsverhaltens. Informationen sind durch das Internet leicht zugänglich und partizipative Anwendungen ermöglichen neue Formen der Interaktion. Das Gesundheitswesen ist unmittelbar davon betroffen, weil es wesentlich durch Information und Kommunikation geprägt ist. Der vorliegende Beitrag soll diese Entwicklung und ihre Auswirkungen in der Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde darstellen. Die Nutzung des Internets für die Suche nach Gesundheitsinformationen nimmt seit Jahren kontinuierlich zu und hat inzwischen eine erhebliche Bedeutung erreicht. Im klinischen Kontext haben derzeit noch andere Informationsquellen einen höheren Stellenwert. Für eine von Laien durchgeführte gesundheitsbezogene Recherche wird hauptsächlich die Suchmaschine Google verwendet. Obwohl die Beurteilung der Vertrauenswürdigkeit der dort dargebotenen Informationen schwer ist, haben sich alternative Angebote, die auf valide Gesundheitsinformationen spezialisiert sind, bisher nicht durchgesetzt. Anekdotische oder falsche Informationen treten regelmäßig auf. Zahlreiche Studien haben die Qualität von Gesundheitsinformationen auf Internetseiten untersucht. Das methodische Spektrum dafür reicht von formelgebundenen Lesbarkeitsanalysen über strukturierte Beurteilungsinstrumente bis hin zu digitalen Zertifikaten. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich, dass Gesundheitsinformationen auf Internetseiten für die Allgemeinbevölkerung häufig schwer zu verstehen sind. Auch nahezu alle sozialen Medien enthalten Gesundheitsinformationen und ihre Bedeutung steigt. Dennoch gibt es zu Eigenschaften und Effekt von Gesundheitsinformatio nen in sozialen Medien bisher kaum wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse. Die Verfügbarkeit von Gesundheitsinformationen im Internet macht ein neues Verständnis von Gesundheitskompetenz (health literacy) erforderlich. Das Konzept der digitalen Gesundheitskompetenz (eHealth literacy) beinhaltet u. a. Lesefähigkeit, Medienkompetenz, EDV-Kenntnisse und naturwissenschaftliche Grundbildung. Die Verwirklichung dieser Fähigkeiten wird durch individuelle und soziale Faktoren wie Bildung, sozioökonomischer Status und Alter beeinflusst. Bisherige Untersuchungen zeigten bei einem großen Teil der Patienten eine niedrige Gesundheitskompetenz. Die Verbreitung des Internets verändert auch das Arzt-Patienten-Verhältnis. Gut informierte Patienten fordern eine stärkere Beteiligung an medizinischen Entscheidungen ein. Ärzte haben eine besondere Verantwortung bei der Beratung medizinischer Laien durch Gewichtung und Verifizierung von Informationen. Ärzte sollten durch aktive Beteiligung dazu beitragen, dass die Digitalisierung der Medizin insgesamt den Patienten zugutekommt. Medizinische Fachgesellschaften sind in besonderer Weise dazu aufgerufen, diesen Prozess mit zu gestalten. abstraCtThe wide distribution and availability of the internet during the last decades revolutionized the human information and communication behavior. Via inte...

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Disparity in online health information in pediatric vs. adult surgical conditions

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Parental Internet Use and Health Information Seeking Behavior Comparing Elective and Emergency Pediatric Surgical Situations

Cited by 18 publications

References 15 publications

Online health information seeking behaviours of parents of children undergoing surgery in a pediatric hospital in Rome, Italy: a survey

Online health information seeking behaviours of parents of children undergoing surgery in a pediatric hospital in Rome, Italy: a survey

Die Rolle des Internets für Gesundheitsinformationen in der Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde

Disparity in online health information in pediatric vs. adult surgical conditions

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