Internet use by patients with psychiatric disorders in search for general and medical informations

Khazaal, Yasser; Chatton, Anne; Cochand, Sophie; Hoch, Aliosca; Khankarli, Mona B.; Khan, Riaz; Zullino, Daniele Fabio

doi:10.1007/s11126-008-9083-1

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Internet use by patients with psychiatric disorders in search for general and medical informations

Contributors

Khazaal, Yasser; Chatton, Anne; Cochand, Sophie; Hoch, Aliosca; Khankarli, Mona B.; Khan, Riaz; Zullino, Daniele Fabio

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Psychiatric quarterly, vol. 79, no. 4, p. 301-309

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Open Access - Licence nationale Springer

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2008

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Internet is commonly used by the general population, notably for health information-seeking. There has been little research into its use by patients treated for a psychiatric disorder. AIM: To evaluate the use of internet by patients with psychiatric disorders in searching for general and medical information. METHODS: In 2007, 319 patients followed in a university hospital psychiatric out-patient clinic, completed a 28-items self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: Two hundred patients surveyed were internet users. Most of them (68.5%) used internet in order to find health-related information. Only a small part of the patients knew and used criteria reflecting the quality of contents of the websites consulted. Knowledge of English and private Internet access were the factors significantly associated with the search of information on health on Internet. CONCLUSIONS: Internet is currently used by patients treated for psychiatric disorders, especially for medical seeking information.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale

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KHAZAAL, Yasser et al. Internet use by patients with psychiatric disorders in search for general and medical informations. In: Psychiatric quarterly, 2008, vol. 79, n° 4, p. 301–309. doi: 10.1007/s11126-008-9083-1

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PID : unige:3484
DOI : 10.1007/s11126-008-9083-1
PMID : 18756354

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0033-2720

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