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Identifying the e-health prevalence and influence pattern: A cross-sectional study

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Title: Identifying the e-health prevalence and influence pattern: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Gurparvesh Singh Goraya, Bhawna Sahota, Sidakbir Singh Paul, Birinder Singh Paul, Gunchan Paul
Source: J Family Med Prim Care
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 1212-1217 (2025)
Publisher Information: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Subject Terms: doctor–patient relationship, behavior, communication, internet-informed patients, e-health, Medicine, Original Article
Description: Background: Internet has transformed healthcare by providing unparalleled access to medical information, resources and support. Objective: This study explores the prevalence, reasons why people turn to the Internet for their healthcare information needs, and highlighting potential benefits, limitation of their assessments experiences. Methods: This study was conducted amongst OPD visiting tients through a pre-validated questionnaire. Subjects were divided into 2 groups:patients through a pre-validated questionnaire and subjects were divided into 2 groups, Internet Use Before Doctor’s Consultation (IBD) and Internet Use After Doctor’s Consultation (IAD). Results: Out of 957 study participants, > 57% agreed to have used internet for health information. More than half of them were young whereas elderly relied solely on doctors. Most common reasons were to know the status of health, management of the disease, or cause of the disease. The e-Health seeking was beneficial for both the groups and improved doctor-patient relationship but more so for IAD group (p Conclusion: This study had tried to address the gap in the literature regarding e-Health prevalence patterns for seeking health information, and also observed that how e-Health seeking affects people’s actions, behavior, and feelings. Results can give insight to professionals on this issue and prepare them to collaborate, facilitate, or empower patients to access and manage health information online. Physicians should ensure they provide patients with essential information during consultations, empowering them to effectively evaluate medical information encountered through e-health platforms.
Document Type: Article
Other literature type
Language: English
ISSN: 2278-7135
2249-4863
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1231_24
Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40396077
https://doaj.org/article/17d1074aef6f47b1ae69ad9ee0ca8897
Rights: CC BY NC SA
URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....2f6421e8b03fa2c7f8fd5124984ed223
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:Background: Internet has transformed healthcare by providing unparalleled access to medical information, resources and support. Objective: This study explores the prevalence, reasons why people turn to the Internet for their healthcare information needs, and highlighting potential benefits, limitation of their assessments experiences. Methods: This study was conducted amongst OPD visiting tients through a pre-validated questionnaire. Subjects were divided into 2 groups:patients through a pre-validated questionnaire and subjects were divided into 2 groups, Internet Use Before Doctor’s Consultation (IBD) and Internet Use After Doctor’s Consultation (IAD). Results: Out of 957 study participants, > 57% agreed to have used internet for health information. More than half of them were young whereas elderly relied solely on doctors. Most common reasons were to know the status of health, management of the disease, or cause of the disease. The e-Health seeking was beneficial for both the groups and improved doctor-patient relationship but more so for IAD group (p Conclusion: This study had tried to address the gap in the literature regarding e-Health prevalence patterns for seeking health information, and also observed that how e-Health seeking affects people’s actions, behavior, and feelings. Results can give insight to professionals on this issue and prepare them to collaborate, facilitate, or empower patients to access and manage health information online. Physicians should ensure they provide patients with essential information during consultations, empowering them to effectively evaluate medical information encountered through e-health platforms.
ISSN:22787135
22494863
DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1231_24