Use of internet as source of medical information and its impact among young Transylvanian Hungarian people - a comparative study

K. Loránd, S. Mónika
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Abstract The internet is the most popular information source in our digital world. Studies confirm that numerous people are using the internet to look up health-related information. There is no information about this trend among the Transylvanian Hungarian population. Our purpose was to assess the role of the internet in answering health-related problems for young Hungarian Transylvanian people, and its impact. The participants (N=351) completed an online questionnaire with 28 items, which was available on Facebook, on the first page indicating their consent to a voluntary and anonymous survey. Our target was the generation below the age of 45. Descriptive, then comparative analysis was performed, based on gender and region of origin. 95.3% of the participants used the internet for finding health-related information, diagnosis, treatment or diet, without significant difference between subgroups, 70% at least once a month. Only 3.3% were instructed by their physician about the websites that provide health information, while 90% would require it. At least 64% of the respondents makes self-diagnosis at least sometimes, women more often, and nearly 25% frequently or always check the doctor’s opinion and/or the recommended treatment online. 40% of cases consider that their self-diagnosis was often the same as the physician’s final diagnosis, but only 33,2% agreed totally with their doctor. 47,4% of them were scared and/or became worried because of the information from the internet, especially women. Based on the above, it is clear that online health information overtakes the traditional doctor-centered health information and makes it necessary for us to change our perspective of digital healthcare.
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互联网作为医疗信息来源的使用及其对特兰西瓦尼亚匈牙利年轻人的影响——一项比较研究
互联网是当今数字世界中最受欢迎的信息来源。研究证实,许多人正在使用互联网查找与健康有关的信息。没有关于特兰西瓦尼亚匈牙利人口中这一趋势的资料。我们的目的是评估互联网在回答匈牙利特兰西瓦尼亚年轻人健康问题方面的作用及其影响。参与者(N=351)完成了一份包含28个项目的在线问卷,该问卷可在Facebook上获得,在第一页表明他们同意自愿和匿名调查。我们的目标是45岁以下的一代。根据性别和原产地区进行描述性分析,然后进行比较分析。95.3%的参与者使用互联网查找与健康相关的信息、诊断、治疗或饮食,亚组之间无显著差异,70%的参与者至少每月一次。只有3.3%的人在医生的指导下了解了提供健康信息的网站,而90%的人会要求他们提供这些信息。至少64%的受访者至少有时会进行自我诊断,女性更频繁,近25%的受访者经常或总是在线查看医生的意见和/或推荐的治疗方法。40%的病例认为他们的自我诊断通常与医生的最终诊断相同,但只有33.2%的病例完全同意医生的诊断。47.4%的人因为互联网上的信息而感到害怕和/或担心,尤其是女性。综上所述,很明显,在线健康信息超越了传统的以医生为中心的健康信息,这使得我们有必要改变我们对数字医疗的看法。
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