Use of the internet for health purposes: trends in Norway 2000-2010.
Aim: The aim of this work is to study the 10 year trends in the use and projected use of internet for health purposes in Norway. This includes more detailed analyses of changes in latter years, current uses, valuation as source of health information, reported effects and projected developments.Metho...
| Published in: | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 691 - 697 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2009
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105244709&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105244709 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 02839318 BD4 jtl: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences issn: 02839318 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec2009 vid: 23 iid: 4 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 105244709 105244709 2010472559 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00662.x NLM19473317 105244709 ppf: 691 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Use of the internet for health purposes: trends in Norway 2000-2010. aug: au: Wangberg S Andreassen H Kummervold P Wynn R Sørensen T affil: Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway sug: subj: Access to Information Trends Age Factors Forecasting Internet Utilization Analysis of Variance Chi Square Test Confidence Intervals Data Analysis Software Demography Descriptive Statistics Nonexperimental Studies Norway Patient Attitudes Sampling Methods Scales Summated Rating Scaling Surveys ab: Aim: The aim of this work is to study the 10 year trends in the use and projected use of internet for health purposes in Norway. This includes more detailed analyses of changes in latter years, current uses, valuation as source of health information, reported effects and projected developments.Method: Surveys on the use of the internet for health purposes have been conducted in Norway in the years 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. Representative samples were drawn from the population, and interviews were conducted by poll agencies using telephone (CATI).Results: Internet use for health purposes in the Norwegian population has increased dramatically over the last 7 years from 19% in 2000 to 67% in 2007. If this trend continues, we estimate that 84% of the Norwegian population will be using internet for health purposes by the year 2010. Reading about health or illness is the most common activity, and the rated importance of the internet as a source of health information is increasing. The internet is also used more for ordering medicines and other healthrelated products. Forty-four per cent of those having used the internet for health purposes reported having searched for lifestyle-related information, and 40% reported having felt inspired to change health behaviour.Conclusions: The internet is an important source of health information, which is likely to increase in importance in the years to come. This study further underlines the potential of internet use for health promoting purposes, as well as the potential for exacerbating social disparities in health. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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