The internet as non-biomedical milieu: Production of alternative health techno-social spaces and the persistence of marginalised medical practices

Nguyen, Dang; Arnold, Michael; Chenhall, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102583

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“…Chang et al found that the use of health information on the internet is an effective way to improve the electronic health literacy of the elderly [33]. Due to the internet's flexibility and real-time interaction possibilities, it facilitates health community mobilization and physician-patient online communication [34][35][36]. This feature enables patients to send and receive text messages to obtain health information and request health care providers' real-time guidance, which also enables patient-physician online interaction and thus upgrades patient trust [37].…”

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Does Internet Use Aggravate Public Distrust of Doctors? Evidence from China

Meng

Han

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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The internet has exacerbated the spillover of medical information, and changes in the quantity, quality, and scope of information supply also affect public trust in doctors, which is of great significance to the construction of a harmonious physician–patient relationship. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between internet use and residents’ trust in doctors using data from the China Family Panel Studies for 2018. The empirical investigation utilizes an endogenous switching regression model (ESR) to overcome the endogeneity bias. Our results indicate that internet use is negatively associated with residents’ trust in doctors (β = 0.07, p < 0.05). Specifically, the patient trust of internet users is nearly 7 percent less than that of non-internet users. Nevertheless, residents with higher dependence on traditional media such as television, newspapers, magazines and radio as an information channel show stronger patient trust. Finally, the results of the subsample analysis indicate a need to focus on older and less-educated residents, who are more vulnerable and more likely to be affected.

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