Dey Aditi, Reid Beth, Godding Robyn, Campbell Andrew
School of Health Information Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 2141, Australia.
Int J Med Inform. 2008 Jan;77(1):24-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.12.002. Epub 2007 Jan 9.
To describe the perceptions and behaviour in accessing health information from the Internet by women attending a BreastScreen, New South Wales (NSW) Service in Northern Sydney.
Cross-sectional study.
A BreastScreen NSW Service in Northern Sydney.
Behaviour and perceptions of accessing of the Internet for breast health and screening information and other related health information.
Four hundred and fifteen women aged > or =40 years who had a screening mammogram at a BreastScreen NSW Service in Northern Sydney. Data were collected from 1 October to 22 December 2004 (study interval).
Four hundred and sixty-one eligible women were invited to participate in the study and of these 415 women agreed to participate in the study (participation rate=90%). Of the 415 women enrolled in the cohort, 80% (333/415) of women accessed the Internet in general and 62% (205/333) of the women who accessed the Internet also accessed health related information from the Internet, but only 7% of the total women accessed breast health and screening information from the Internet. Two hundred and eighty (70%) women in the cohort expressed their intention to access the Internet if they were diagnosed with breast cancer. Age (OR=0.94; 95% CI=0.91-0.97), marital status (OR=2.65; 95% CI=1.45-4.83), educational status (OR=3.26; 95% CI=1.77-6.02) and behavioural intention of accessing the Internet if diagnosed with breast cancer (OR=3.31; 95% CI=1.83-5.98) were found to be associated with access of Internet for general information. Furthermore, behavioural intention (OR=2.43; 95% CI=1.30-4.55), rating of computer skills as 'average' (OR=0.42; 95% CI=0.22-0.79) and 'not good to poor' (OR=0.23; 95% CI=0.11-0.49) were found to be associated with access of health related information from the Internet.
Information searching from the Internet is common among women having a screening mammogram. There is potential to provide guidance to women regarding accessing the BreastScreen NSW website and other reliable sources of Internet information on breast health, breast screening and cancer-related information.
描述在悉尼北部参加新南威尔士州（NSW）乳房筛查服务的女性从互联网获取健康信息的认知和行为。
横断面研究。
悉尼北部的新南威尔士州乳房筛查服务机构。
获取乳房健康和筛查信息以及其他相关健康信息的互联网行为和认知。
415名年龄≥40岁、在悉尼北部新南威尔士州乳房筛查服务机构进行乳腺钼靶筛查的女性。数据于2004年10月1日至12月22日（研究期间）收集。
461名符合条件的女性被邀请参加研究，其中415名女性同意参与研究（参与率=90%）。在纳入队列的415名女性中，80%（333/415）的女性一般会使用互联网，在使用互联网的女性中，62%（205/333）也会从互联网获取健康相关信息，但只有7%的女性从互联网获取乳房健康和筛查信息。队列中的280名（70%）女性表示，如果被诊断患有乳腺癌，她们打算使用互联网。年龄（比值比[OR]=0.94；95%置信区间[CI]=0.91-0.97）、婚姻状况（OR=2.65；95%CI=1.45-4.83）、教育程度（OR=3.26；95%CI=1.77-6.02）以及如果被诊断患有乳腺癌使用互联网的行为意向（OR=3.31；95%CI=1.83-5.98）被发现与获取一般信息的互联网使用相关。此外，行为意向（OR=2.43；95%CI=1.30-4.55）、计算机技能评级为“一般”（OR=0.42；95%CI=0.22-0.79）和“不好到差”（OR=0.23；95%CI=0.11-0.49）被发现与从互联网获取健康相关信息相关。
在进行乳腺钼靶筛查的女性中，从互联网搜索信息很常见。有必要为女性提供有关访问新南威尔士州乳房筛查网站以及其他关于乳房健康、乳房筛查和癌症相关信息的可靠互联网信息来源的指导。
