van Lankveld W G J M, Derks A M, van den Hoogen F H J
Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 Jan;65(1):121-3. doi: 10.1136/ard.2004.035006. Epub 2005 May 26.
To determine discrepancies in patients' current use and expected future use of the internet for different functions.
A short questionnaire was developed to assess patients' current use of the internet for three functions: "seeking information", "mutual support", and "care provider contact". This questionnaire was assessed online during 1 week. For each of the functions, scales were computed to assess frequency of use. The same items were used to assess patients' expected future use. Differences in scale score between current use and expected use were calculated to determine discrepancies.
220 patients completed the questionnaire. Patients are frequent users of the internet. The three functions are largely independent of each other and independent of the type of disease and demographics. Most often patient use the internet to find information about the disease or treatment. The discrepancy between current and expected use is largest for the function "care provider contact".
Based on these findings it seems that patients are most strongly interested in an increased possibility of using the internet to contact their healthcare providers.
确定患者当前使用互联网实现不同功能的情况与未来预期使用情况之间的差异。
设计了一份简短问卷，以评估患者当前使用互联网实现三种功能的情况：“获取信息”、“相互支持”和“联系医疗服务提供者”。该问卷在1周内进行在线评估。针对每种功能，计算量表以评估使用频率。使用相同的项目来评估患者未来的预期使用情况。计算当前使用情况与预期使用情况之间的量表得分差异，以确定差异所在。
220名患者完成了问卷。患者是互联网的频繁使用者。这三种功能在很大程度上相互独立，且与疾病类型和人口统计学特征无关。患者最常使用互联网查找有关疾病或治疗的信息。“联系医疗服务提供者”功能的当前使用情况与预期使用情况之间的差异最大。
基于这些发现，患者似乎对增加使用互联网联系其医疗服务提供者的可能性最感兴趣。
