The Perception of the Patients on the Effects of Internet Health Information on the Doctor-Patient Relationship.
- Author:
Jeongeun KIM
1
;
Seonghee JEONG
;
Meihua PIAO
;
Sunyoung PARK
;
Sunyoung LEE
;
Jeeyoung JOO
;
Sukwha KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. kim0424@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Internet Health Information;
Doctor-Patient Relationship;
Patients Perception
- MeSH:
Electronic Mail;
Health Services;
Humans;
Internet;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics
2008;14(4):345-354
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to determine patient's views of the effects of internet health information on the doctor-patient relationship. METHODS: Online survey with 26 items was conducted which was developed by revising the questionnaire of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising to accommodate to the internet health information. Members of the active online patients communities were solicited by e-mail. RESULTS: Most of them gave an affirmative answer on Internet Health Information saying that it makes them get advice from doctor with self-confidence, follow their doctor's direction well, get more medical treatment after retrieving the information and so on. By contrast, physicians perceived that internet health information may have variety of negative effects according to the preceding research. CONCLUSIONS: There are the differences of perspectives between physicians and patients. Therefore it will be necessary to make the experts' intervention in the provision of internet health information, which will have good effects on quality of care, doctor-patient relationship, and health service utilization.
