ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2015
Sifting Through It All: Characterizing Melanoma Patients' Utilization of the Internet as an Information Source.
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- Websites, Websites Everywhere: How Thyroid Cancer Patients Use the Internet.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2020Article
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- What Did You Google? Describing Online Health Information Search Patterns of ED patients and Their Relationship with Final Diagnoses.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2017Article
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- Peering into the Deep: Characterizing the Internet Search Patterns of Patients with Gynecologic Cancers.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2017Article
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Abstract
This study describes how melanoma patients used the Internet as a melanoma information source and how it impacted their clinical encounter and treatment decision. From 2010 to 2013, melanoma patients were invited to complete a 23-question paper survey with open- and close-ended questions. Thirty-one of the 62 patients approached completed the survey. The majority (90 %) of respondents used the Internet as a melanoma information source. Most (90 %) had used the search engine Google. The most commonly searched topics were melanoma treatment (96 %), screening (64 %), and prevention (64 %). While most respondents (85 %) found the Internet was a useful melanoma information source, over half (54 %) found melanoma websites at least somewhat difficult to understand. Many (78 %) believed it increased their understanding of their diagnosis, 71 % thought it influenced their treatment decision, and 59 % felt it impacted their specialist consultation. This study informs health care professionals that many melanoma patients search the Internet for information regarding their diagnosis and that it may impact their disease understanding and treatment decisions.
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