Information access and use in Wuhan diabetic patients
10.3969/j.issn.1671-3982.2015.08.007
- VernacularTitle:武汉市糖尿病患者信息获取及利用现状调查
- Author:
Fuqiang LAN
;
Jiahui QIN
;
Shijing ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes;
Health information use;
Information service;
Network use;
Status quo investigation
- From:Chinese Journal of Medical Library and Information Science
2015;(8):27-30
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To find out the problems in information service for diabetic patients by investigating their use of information service. Methods The enthusiasm and channels to access information in diabetic patients and the types of information they wanted were investigated in 14 Wuhan hospitals, which were analyzed by descriptive sta-tistics, chi-square test, and Five-Point Likert Scale scoring. Results About 1/3 of the patients never initially searched the health information on diabetes,the majority of the patients acquired the health information on diabetes from medical institutions,diabetic patients did not show enough concern for the information on the etiology,influencing factors and treatment plan of diabetes. Conclusion Diabetic patients lack of enthusiasm to access information,medical staff and medical institutions are the chief force of information service for diabetic patients, and the special informa-tion accessed by diabetic patients is quite less.
