Internet and social media preferences of orthopaedic patients vary according to factors such as age and education levels

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Health Information and Libraries Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI:10.1111/hir.12503

Batuhan Gencer MD, Özgür Doğan MD, Ahmet Çulcu MD, Nuri Koray Ülgen MD, Can Çamoğlu MD, Mehmet Murat Arslan MD, Orhan Mert MD, Alperen Yiğit MD, Teoman Bekir Yeni MD, Furkan Hanege MD, Elif Nur Gencer MD, Ali Biçimoğlu MD

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Abstract

Background

Patients can often access the internet and social media for health information but it is not clear how much they trust and use the information retrieved.

Objective

To investigate the social media and internet use rates and preferences of orthopaedic patients, to reveal to what extent they self-treat, and to probe the affecting factors.

Methods

Two thousand fifty-eight patients admitted to an orthopaedic polyclinic were asked to fill out a survey (voluntarily) consisting of 15 items, to collect demographic data, preference for platforms and sources used, trusted sources, and the extent to which information obtained was used for self-care.

Results

The most preferred and most trusted sources of information were Google and other search engines, and physicians' personal websites (p < 0.001).

Discussion

Variables such as age, gender, educational level and occupation affect the research preferences. Reliance on social media decreases with increasing educational levels (p < 0.001).

Conclusion

Health information and knowledge services should work with health professionals to improve aspects of health literacy among orthopaedic patients.

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骨科患者对互联网和社交媒体的偏好因年龄和教育水平等因素而异。

背景患者通常可以通过互联网和社交媒体获取健康信息，但他们对所获取信息的信任度和使用程度却并不明确：调查骨科患者使用社交媒体和互联网的比例和偏好，揭示他们自我治疗的程度，并探究影响因素：方法：要求一家骨科综合医院的 258 名住院患者（自愿）填写一份包含 15 个项目的调查表，以收集人口统计学数据、对所用平台和来源的偏好、可信来源以及所获信息用于自我治疗的程度：最喜欢和最信任的信息来源是谷歌和其他搜索引擎，以及医生的个人网站（P 讨论）：年龄、性别、教育水平和职业等变量都会影响研究偏好。对社交媒体的依赖程度随着教育水平的提高而降低（p 结论：健康信息和知识服务机构应与医疗专业人员合作，提高骨科患者的健康素养。

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Health Information and Libraries Journal INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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6.70

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10.50%

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期刊介绍： Health Information and Libraries Journal (HILJ) provides practitioners, researchers, and students in library and health professions an international and interdisciplinary forum. Its objectives are to encourage discussion and to disseminate developments at the frontiers of information management and libraries. A major focus is communicating practices that are evidence based both in managing information and in supporting health care. The Journal encompasses: - Identifying health information needs and uses - Managing programmes and services in the changing health environment - Information technology and applications in health - Educating and training health information professionals - Outreach to health user groups