Information needs and Internet use in urological and breast cancer patients.
Aims: This study aims to describe the information needs of urological and breast cancer patients and factors related to use of the Internet as a source of health information.Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out, using individual questionnaire-based interviews held during...
| Publicado en: | Supportive Care in Cancer Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 545 - 553 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2014
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104026721&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104026721 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09414355 O1J jtl: Supportive Care in Cancer issn: 09414355 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2014 vid: 22 iid: 2 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 104026721 NLM24122406 2012480946 10.1007/s00520-013-2009-y NLM24122406 104026721 ppf: 545 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Information needs and Internet use in urological and breast cancer patients. aug: au: Valero-Aguilera, Beatriz Bermúdez-Tamayo, Clara García-Gutiérrez, José Francisco Jiménez-Pernett, Jaime Cózar-Olmo, José Manuel Guerrero-Tejada, Rosario Alba-Ruiz, Rubén sug: subj: Breast Neoplasms Psychosocial Factors Breast Neoplasms Therapy Consumer Health Information Utilization Internet Utilization Urologic Neoplasms Psychosocial Factors Urologic Neoplasms Therapy Consumer Health Information Methods Cross Sectional Studies Decision Making Female Health Services Needs and Demand Health Status Human Logistic Regression Male Middle Age Patient Satisfaction Questionnaires Support Groups Spain Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: Aims: This study aims to describe the information needs of urological and breast cancer patients and factors related to use of the Internet as a source of health information.Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out, using individual questionnaire-based interviews held during the oncology appointments of 169 patients with urological cancer and 100 with breast cancer at the Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital in Granada, Spain. The variables studied were use of the Internet as a source of health information, health status, patient's role in the decision-making process, information sources, satisfaction with the health-care system, type of information received, and Internet use. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was carried out.Results: Breast cancer patients are more concerned with long-term results and the effects on their family and personal life. They are also interested in the experiences of other patients and support groups or staff who could help them to cope with their illness. The information needs of patients with urological cancer are linked to short-term alternative treatments, their sex life, keeping healthy, and exercise. More clinical aspects, such as tests and experiments linked to their treatment, are not a frequent information need. The factors linked to use of the Internet as a source of health information are younger age, high level of education, the patient's active role in the decision-making process, and undergoing more aggressive treatment. There is no link between using the Internet as a source of health information and level of satisfaction with the health-care system, or with Internet use in general.Conclusion: Patients need additional information about their illness on top of that given to them by health-care staff, and they often use the Internet to find it. The greatest information need is related to the effects of their illness on their day-to-day life. Health-care staff should provide patients with advice about reliable websites and how to search the Internet. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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