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Internet health seeking behaviour of parents attending a general paediatric outpatient clinic: A cross-sectional observational study.
J. Telemed. Telecare 21, 400-407 (2015)
INTRODUCTION: Our aim was to examine the internet health seeking behaviour of parents attending a general paediatric outpatient clinic. For this purpose, the proportion of parents going online to obtain child health information, the most commonly used online resources, and factors having an influence on internet usage were identified. METHODS: This cross-sectional observational study was conducted at a general paediatric outpatient clinic in Vienna, Austria. Data collection was done by means of an anonymous questionnaire containing 14 items. A total number of 500 questionnaires were collected. RESULTS: Among parents visiting the outpatient clinic, 94.4% use the internet to obtain child health information in general and 21% to be informed about the reason for consultation. Most commonly used online resources are Google (91.4%), websites run by doctors (84.8%), Wikipedia (84.7%), health portals (76.4%), the outpatient clinic's homepage (76.4%), as well as health forums and communities (61.9%). Younger parents (p = 0.022) and parents of younger children (p < 0.01) display a higher tendency to use the internet for child health information purposes. Mothers and fathers (p = 0.151) as well as parents with different completed educational levels (mothers: p = 0.078; fathers: p = 0.388) do not differ in this behaviour. DISCUSSION: Important reasons for high internet use might be the inexperience of young parents regarding child health as well as the frequent infections, vaccinations, and preventive check-ups which are associated with young age of children. In contrast to former findings relating to health seekers in general, internet usage of parents is independent of their sex and educational level.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Internet Child Health Information ; Health Seeking Behaviour ; Influencing Factors ; Online Resources ; Parents
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1357-633X
e-ISSN
1758-1109
Quellenangaben
Volume: 21,
Issue: 7,
Pages: 400-407
Publisher
Sage
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Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Diabetes Research Type 1 (IDF)