Health-related internet use among outpatient oncology patients and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

Autor: Sarah Seynstahl, Nicole Erickson, Nicole Jost, Rachel Wuerstlein, Theres Fey, Daniel Nasseh, Jozefina Casuscelli, Sebastian Theurich, Volker Heinemann
Rok vydání: 2023
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2614995/v1
Popis: Objective The aim of this study was to assess eHealth usage among oncology patients undergoing infusion therapy. Methods We used an extended version of the validated 21-item questionnaire “Use of information and communication technologies questionnaire (ICT)” developed by Seifert et al., in order to assess patient-reported information related to general internet abilities including health-related applications. Results 303 patients participated. 299/303 participants reported regular internet usage. 72.6% (217/299) use the internet to search for health-related information and 79.1% (235/297) expressed readiness to communicate digitally with health care providers. Decreasing age and higher internet literacy correlated with a more frequent use of eHealth applications (p
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