ArticlePatient education and counseling2018
Online health information seeking by adults hospitalized for acute coronary syndromes: Who looks for information, and who discusses it with healthcare providers?
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- Impact of mobile Internet use on health-seeking behaviors: evidence from China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Current Situations and Challenges in the Development of Health Information Literacy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Evidence-based health information about pulmonary embolism: Assessing the quality, usability and readability of online and offline patient information.PEC innovation · 2022Article
- Online health information seeking, low atrial fibrillation-related quality of life, and high perceived efficacy in patient-physician interactions in older adults with atrial fibrillation.Cardiovascular digital health journal · 2022Article
- Does Internet Use Affect Medical Decisions among Older Adults in China? Evidence from CHARLS.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Evaluation of the Heart Failure in Internet Patient Information: Descriptive Survey Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Impact of the Internet on Medical Decisions of Chinese Adults: Longitudinal Data Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Statins in a Distorted Mirror of Media.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2020Review
- Online Health Information-Seeking Among Older Women With Chronic Illness: Analysis of the Women's Health Initiative.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe characteristics associated with online health information-seeking and discussing resulting information with healthcare providers among adults with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
methodsConsecutive patients hospitalized with ACS in 6 hospitals in Massachusetts and Georgia who reported Internet use in the past 4 weeks (online patients) were asked about online health information-seeking and whether they discussed information with healthcare providers. Participants reported demographic and psychosocial characteristics; clinical characteristics were abstracted from medical records. Logistic regression models estimated associations with information-seeking and provider communication.
resultsOnline patients (N = 1142) were on average aged 58.8 (SD: 10.6) years, 30.3% female, and 82.8% non-Hispanic white; 56.7% reported online health information-seeking. Patients with higher education and difficulty accessing medical care were more likely to report information-seeking; patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction, and those with impaired health numeracy and limited social networks were less likely. Among information-seekers, 33.9% discussed information with healthcare providers. More education and more frequent online information-seeking were associated with provider discussions.
conclusionOver half of online patients with ACS seek health information online, but only 1 in 3 of these discuss information with healthcare providers. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Clinician awareness of patient information-seeking may enhance communication including referral to evidence-based online resources.
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