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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

The Impact of Online Health Information on Patient Health Behaviours and Making Decisions Concerning Health.

Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak, Paulina Węgierek

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07156747 (Evaluate the Impact of Dynamic Video Education Versus Static Images and Verbal Instruction on Pain Perception and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Prostate Biopsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 96 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07156747 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Evaluate the Impact of Dynamic Video Education Versus Static Images and Verbal Instruction on Pain Perception and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Prostate Biopsy (TRUS-Bx).

TypeinterventionalSponsorAnkara Etlik City HospitalRan2023 to 2025Enrolled223ConditionsProstate Cancer, Prostate Biopsy, AnxietyArmsVisual Analog Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Video, Image
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Content accuracy and readability of dietary advice available on webpages: A systematic review of the evidence.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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  2. Rapid microbiological respiratory point-of-care testing: a qualitative study with primary care clinicians.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025
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  4. [Development and validation of a health information-seeking behavior questionnaire for patients with non-communicable chronic diseases].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-FedakDepartment of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-141 Wroclaw, Poland.
Paulina WęgierekDepartment of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-141 Wroclaw, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of Internet users searching for health-related issues increases significantly every year. The aim of this study was to investigate whether and how the information about health and disease obtained from the Internet by patients influenced them and how different e-health services can affect the patients' choice of the doctor. The research was based on a national survey conducted among 1000 Polish adults. The study was carried out with the use of the computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI). The study showed that e-health facilities are increasingly affecting the patient's choice of doctor. Among the highest rated factors, the possibility of setting the date of appointment online and practice's own website were indicated. Information on health and disease obtained from the Internet influenced respondents in many areas. Almost half of health Internet users (HI-users) wanted to change their diet and increase healthy physical activity under the influence of health information obtained online. Regarding health decision making, health information obtained from the Internet caused 45% of HI-users to make an appointment to see a doctor, and 40% of them had questions concerning diagnosis and treatment. Information on health and disease obtained from the Internet undoubtedly affects patient behaviour and health decisions they make.

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Decision MakingHealth BehaviorInternetAdultAgedExerciseFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolandSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adulte-health serviceshealth behaviourhealth decisionshealth Internet userimpact of the Internetonline health informationpatient expectationspatient needs

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PMID32023828
PMCPMC7037991

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