Kalichman Seth C, Benotsch Eric G, Weinhardt Lance, Austin James, Luke Webster, Cherry Chauncey
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Storrs 06269-1020, USA.
Health Psychol. 2003 Jan;22(1):111-6. doi: 10.1037//0278-6133.22.1.111.
Widespread Internet use has revolutionized health information and patient education for persons with chronic illnesses. The authors surveyed 147 HIV-positive persons to examine factors associated with Internet use and associations between Internet use and health. Information, motivation, and behavioral skills associated with using the Internet were related to Internet use. The authors found that health-related Internet use was associated with HIV disease knowledge, active coping, information seeking coping, and social support among persons who were using the Internet. These preliminary findings suggest an association between using the Internet for health-related information and health benefits among people living with HIV/AIDS, supporting the development of interventions to close the digital divide in HIV/AIDS care.
互联网的广泛使用彻底改变了慢性病患者的健康信息和患者教育状况。作者对147名艾滋病毒呈阳性的人进行了调查，以研究与互联网使用相关的因素以及互联网使用与健康之间的关联。与使用互联网相关的信息、动机和行为技能与互联网使用有关。作者发现，在使用互联网的人群中，与健康相关的互联网使用与艾滋病毒疾病知识、积极应对、寻求信息应对以及社会支持有关。这些初步研究结果表明，艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者利用互联网获取与健康相关信息与健康益处之间存在关联，这支持了制定干预措施以弥合艾滋病毒/艾滋病护理中的数字鸿沟。
