Navigating the Maze of Online Health Information

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1 BCS Health Scotland Conference, Navigating the Maze of Online Health Information Joanne Mayoh Bournemouth University

2 The Overview Background The PhD Methodology Progress Findings The Future 2

3 Background Increased number of people seeking health information via the internet Consumer Health Informatics (CHI) UK health policy- Patient Led Care Partnership approach Un-regulated information Challenges traditional paternalistic relationship 3

4 The PhD Experiences of people with chronic illness seeking online health information Philosophical approach Stage One- Breadth Stage Two-Depth 4

5 Methodology Stage One Stage Two Phenomenology quan+qual Questionnaire Phenomenon QUAL 5

6 Progress Stage one Questionnaire data has been collected Analysis of stage one data Starting to identify focus of stage two 6

7 Demographics- Usage and Non-usage Barriers to Online Health Information Gender Age Education Health status 7

8 Gender Users 39.7% 54.1% Non-Users 60.3% 45.9% 8

9 Age Combined Usage Non-Usage Mean Age (Years) Range (Years) Standard Deviation (Years)

10 Education 10

11 Health Status Usage Non-Usage Excellent 11.1% 5.6% Very Good 22.2% 13% Good 33.3% 46.3% Fair 26.7% 25.9% Poor 6.7% 9.3% 11

12 Non-Usage: Open ended questions Why have you never used the internet? Why don t you use the internet to access online health information? What would make you more likely to use the internet to access online health information? 12

13 Why have you never used the Internet? Never had the need till recently- now everything seems to be on the net. Do not posses a computer and at my age see little point in having one. Don t know anything about computers, too old and don t want to know. Don t trust it. We have got a computer, my husband uses it, I m a bit wary. 13

14 Why don t you use the internet to access OHI? Uncertainty of accuracy and reliability of information and concern about ability to interpret data given Very wary of info given Feels like I have enough info Had M.S for 32 years- don t need or want to know. Don t think about M.S. 14

15 Why don t you use the internet to access OHI? Unaware Online health information available. Never heard of it before. Have not thought about it 15

16 What would make you more likely to use OHI? Being physically able If diagnosed with something else. Having answered 5) above will now have a go at this 16

17 What would make you more likely to use OHI? Star system to show that information has been validated by reputable medical professionals. A list of approved websites 17

18 Summary- Quantitative comparisons Significant differences between the means of the two groups (Usage and Non-usage) for age and education. Gender and health status did not show a significant difference between the two groups (Usage and Non-usage). 18

19 Summary- Qualitative barriers to OHI Reasons for not using the internet- Lack of equipment, understanding, a requirement. Age, functional and trust issues. Reasons for not using OHI- Lack of equipment, understanding, a requirement. Functional, trust issues, lack of awareness. Possible motivators for usage- Personal interventions (functional issues resolved, inc. knowledge) General interventions ( star system and, approved websites. Future possibility 19

20 The Future Identify an interesting phenomena from stage one data to research in more detail in stage two. Conduct stage two of the study. Stage two results will be analyzed and then discussed alongside stage one findings 20

21 Questions? 21

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