Prenatal Googling: Online Information Seeking by Israeli Women During Pregnancy

Lev, Eimi

doi:10.1515/irsr-2013-0011

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“…In Israel, one of the most frequently reported reasons for seeking medical information online is for self-interpretation of test results. Unlike in many western countries, test results are given directly to the patient to bring to their doctor 16. In order to try to understand the results in the period of time between receiving them and seeing their child's physician, parents often turn to the internet which results in misinterpretations that only increase their stress and anxiety 16.…”

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“…Unlike in many western countries, test results are given directly to the patient to bring to their doctor 16. In order to try to understand the results in the period of time between receiving them and seeing their child's physician, parents often turn to the internet which results in misinterpretations that only increase their stress and anxiety 16. Another significant factor contributing to parental stress levels is the perceived (as opposed to actual) severity of their child's illness, which further underlines the necessity of ensuring that the information that parents have about their child's condition is accurate and properly communicated to them 17…”

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Analysis of the psychosocial impact of caretaking on the parents of an infant with severe congenital heart defect

Lazar¹,

Hylarides

2017

BMJ Case Reports

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This case report considers the psychosocial burden of caring for an infant with a severe congenital heart defect (CHD) on parents. Improved prenatal diagnostics and postnatal surgical intervention have created a new and increasing demographic of children and adults with CHDs that require lifelong medical care. For this reason, primary caregivers spend excessive amounts of time in hospitals and medical facilities, and must regularly decipher vast amounts of unfamiliar medical terminology and concepts with varying levels of assistance from medical personnel. This often leads to marked psychological morbidities in parental caregivers, such as stress, anxiety and depression. The financial cost of caring for infants with CHD, including loss of employment opportunities, is another important factor that impacts the quality of life of caregivers. Frequent and extended travel to seek specialised medical care, often at distant medical centres, represents an additional burden.

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Section: Global Health Problem Analysismentioning

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Analysis of the psychosocial impact of caretaking on the parents of an infant with severe congenital heart defect

Lazar¹,

Hylarides

2017

BMJ Case Reports

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“…It comprised of five sections: Section A -Demographic Data Inventory; Section B: Sources of Information on Antenatal Care -13 items; Section C: Information Seeking Needs -12 items; Section D: Perceived Problems Inhibiting Information Seeking Needs -10 items; Section E: Information Seeking Types -10 items. The levels of information-need and information-seeking were categorized as high (35-50), moderate/average (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34) and Low (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). Maximum attainable score was 50.…”

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“…Sources of information, according to these authors, include healthcare personnel, family members/relatives, friends, and the internet. Lev (2013) reported that in developing countries, pregnant women use their relatives, especially mothers and mothers-in-law, as their source of information. Although using relatives and family as a source of information is good, it also comes with some major disadvantages such as women gleaning and embracing misconceptions about pregnancy from older women.…”

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Pregnancy-Related Information Need and Information-Seeking Pattern Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Ikorodu General Hospital, Lagos State, Nigeria

Ojewole

Oludipe

2017

ESJ

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Background: Pregnant women attending antenatal care have a need for quality pregnancy-related information. Purpose: To describe the pregnancy-related information seeking patterns among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Ikorodu. Methods and Design: The study was carried out using a descriptive correlational design. A purposive sample of 228pregnant women were recruited from an antenatal clinic in Lagos State to complete pregnancy-related information seeking pattern questionnaire (PRISPQ)." Descriptive analysis and inferential statistics (logic regression) was used to analyse the information generated. Result: Over 50% respondents are in third trimester, age range 26-35years. Majority of the pregnant women in the study area had moderate level of pregnancy information needs (58.3%, mean = 28.007) and information-seeking (52.2%, mean = 26.119). Long wait to see the healthcare personnel (64.5%) and having knowledge of pregnancy (60.5%) are perceived barriers to seeking pregnancy-related information. The most potent predictor of information seeking pattern among the predictor variables of the study is religion (β = .372; t = 8.419; p < .05), followed by age (β= .300; t = 6.335; p <.05), and lastly by marital status (β= .261; t = 4.456; p <.05). Conclusion: Pregnancy outcomes could be improved if pregnant women are provided with pregnancy-related information necessary to empower them to overcome pregnancy challenges. Thus, nurses and midwives should offer quality information that could assist the pregnant women to make rightful healthcare decision during antenatal.European Scientific Journal August 2017 edition Vol.13, No.24 ISSN: 1857 -7881 (Print) e -ISSN 1857 437 Keywords: Pregnancy-related information, seeking pattern, pregnant women, and antenatal clinic. IntroductionComplications from pregnancy is a number one cause of death among women of reproductive age. About 287,000 women dieof pregnancy-related complications each year (World Health Organization, 2015). In Nigeria, 36,000 women experience childbirth related death per year, accounting for about 13 percent of the global maternal death rates (Demographic Health Survey, 2015). As a result, several pregnant women are experiencing pregnancy related fears, concern, and uncertainty. Thus, they settle for the need to acquire more information about the pregnancy. Pregnancy period is a period that women experience physiological changes and eventually role change (Das2013). Therefore, women are prone to seek out information necessary to meet the demand posed during pregnancy. This information is delivered during the antenatal visits. Complications are detected during the antenatal care and professionals deliver this care using the World Health Organization antenatal guidelines. During the visit, there is exchange of information between the nurses/midwives and the pregnant mothers. In Nigeria, healthcare professionals have a legal responsibility to focus on the health and well-being of pregnant women. Accurate and timely information exchange must take...

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“…Such studies referred both to gender differences in health-related use of the Internet [15] or social media [16] and to health-related Internet use by women in particular. [17,18] However, these studies focused primarily on health-related Internet behavior at a specific time point without addressing its sustained use.…”

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Determinants of intention to use social media for health purposes among Jewish women in Israel: A cross-sectional study

Rosenberg

Mano

Mesch

2019

JHA

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Women use the Internet more for health purposes than men, probably due to their gender socialization as caregivers. Indeed, women’s use of social media for health is not a one-time occurrence but is expected to continue for a long time to come. Hence, it is important to understand women’s future intention to use social media for health purposes. This study integrated health empowerment, health beliefs and digital inequality perspectives to explain this intention among Jewish female social media users (N = 94). The data were collected through a telephone survey. The results indicated that searching for health information on social media and cues to action are consistent predictors of women’s intention to use social media for health purposes. With the exception of marital status, no effect of socio-demographic variables was found. Health empowerment approach and health belief model are, therefore, the best predictors of future intention to use social media for health. Women should be encouraged by their communities to expand their experience with social media, since it may serve as a source of health empowerment. In addition, they must be encouraged to be more attentive to internal or external stimuli in maintaining or changing their health behavior.

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Prenatal Googling: Online Information Seeking by Israeli Women During Pregnancy

Cited by 10 publications

References 43 publications

Analysis of the psychosocial impact of caretaking on the parents of an infant with severe congenital heart defect

Analysis of the psychosocial impact of caretaking on the parents of an infant with severe congenital heart defect

Pregnancy-Related Information Need and Information-Seeking Pattern Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Ikorodu General Hospital, Lagos State, Nigeria

Determinants of intention to use social media for health purposes among Jewish women in Israel: A cross-sectional study

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