The Impact of Medical or Health-Related Internet Searches on Patient Compliance

Advances in Media, Entertainment, and the Arts Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI:10.4018/978-1-7998-8630-3.ch005

S. Wilcox, Olha Huzo, Annu Minhas, N. Walters, Joel Ehis Adada, M. Pennington, Luckner Roseme, Denelle Mohammed, Aleksandar Dusic, R. Zeine

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Health-related Internet searches have been associated with cyberchondria and can impact how patients receive and react to medical advice. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships between patient compliance and the experiences of 191 Internet information seekers from >12 countries and 27 occupations, surveyed online between 2015 and 2016 using the ‘Dr. Net' questionnaire. After Internet search, 75% agreed with the diagnosis given by their doctor and 83% remained compliant with their doctor's orders. Statistical analysis using Kruskal-Wallis H test (“one-way ANOVA on ranks”) and Spearman correlation coefficient revealed strong positive correlations (p < 0.001) between compliance and each of the following: finding the search helpful (86%), being satisfied with Internet information (71%), becoming more cautious about health (60%), finding the information provided by their doctor comprehensible (71%), and agreement with physician. Recommendations are discussed for increasing ehealth literacy and patient-physician trust with improved online medical information.

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医疗或健康相关互联网搜索对患者依从性的影响

与健康相关的互联网搜索与网络疑病症有关，并可能影响患者接受和回应医疗建议的方式。本研究的目的是分析患者依从性与来自12个国家和27个职业的191名互联网信息寻求者的经历之间的关系，这些人在2015年至2016年期间使用“Dr。净的问卷。在互联网搜索后，75%的人同意医生给出的诊断，83%的人仍然遵守医生的命令。使用Kruskal-Wallis H检验(“单因素方差分析”)和Spearman相关系数的统计分析显示，依从性与以下各项之间存在强正相关(p < 0.001):发现搜索有用(86%)，对互联网信息满意(71%)，对健康更加谨慎(60%)，发现医生提供的信息可理解(71%)，并与医生达成一致。讨论了通过改进在线医疗信息提高电子卫生素养和医患信任的建议。

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