Internet and Social Media Use in Dermatology Patients - a Survey
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 650
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Use of Social media as a source of medical information
研究概览
简要总结
This study is to assess Internet and social media use in dermatology patients
详细描述
The Internet and social media bear potential in terms of heath care consumer education, prevention of diseases and dissemination of evidence-based information. The use of the internet and social media platforms both by dermatologists and patients is rapidly evolving. In order to improve the presence and visibility of dermatology-related evidence-based informations on the Internet and in social media, the use and behavior of dermatology patients in this context is studied in more detail.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients treated at the Department of Dermatology of University Hospital Basel
排除标准
- •Insufficient knowledge of German language
结局指标
主要结局
Use of Social media as a source of medical information
时间窗: single time point assessment at baseline
self-administered patient questionnaire regarding motivation to seek for medical information in Social media
Quality assessment (by patients) of medical information provided
时间窗: single time point assessment at baseline
self-administered patient questionnaire covering quality of medical information provided on the Internet (5 point self-rating scale from very bad to very good)
Previous use of online medical services and online shopping of drugs/medications
时间窗: single time point assessment at baseline
self-administered patient questionnaire assessing previous use of online medical services and online shopping of drugs/medications (yes/ no)
Use of the Internet as a source of medical information
时间窗: single time point assessment at baseline
self-administered patient questionnaire regarding motivation to seek for medical information on the Internet
Duration of Internet/ Social media use by dermatology patients
时间窗: single time point assessment at baseline
self-administered patient questionnaire covering duration of Internet/ Social media use (up to 2 hours/ day; 2 to 4 hours/day; more than 4 hours/day)
Impact of internet/social media on the patient-physician relationship
时间窗: single time point assessment at baseline
self-administered patient questionnaire covering impact of internet/social media on the patient-physician relationship (self-rating scale: positive/ negative/ no impact)
次要结局
未报告次要终点